Dear Mother,
I've hidden your letter in the secret room you showed me when I was five, the one you said that Father doesn't need to know about.
I get to ring the Yule Bell this year. There wasn't a Harvest Festival because everyone was still in State Mourning, that's what they called it. I'm not sure if we're still supposed to be in State Mourning, but Nanny has me wearing black every day, but Inga and Freddy don't have to.
My studies are going very well, and I've started studying Latin. I play when I can.
With love,
Lars