Letters Home (by Taraiha)

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Taraiha sat in her little room in the Baubbleshire, staring out of the window. From here she could see out over the docks and she smiled to herself as she watched the frequent boats drifting in and out against the afternoon sun. Sunday was her favourite day of the week. It was the only day she had a routine that didn’t involve wandering the countryside looking for work and the only day she allowed herself to lie in. Not that she stayed in bed for long. As soon as the sun curved around far enough to come streaming through the windows, she was up; first dusting around her room, making the bed and rearranging the various books and trinkets she had found on her travels, occasionally adding to them; next, cleaning her assorted daggers and weapons and arranging them carefully on the rack by the door, ready for the next week’s hunting. After that, she always headed off into the Deductive Directory with her bags of herbs and her books to study her crafts. She was finding her potions and scrolls much more difficult to make in the land of Norrath. On her previous journeys, such general goods like parchment and reagents had been easily come by. But here, she had yet to find a decent outlet for such things. She had met a very nice Kerra a few weeks ago who had shown her how to grind wood-shavings into a pulp and flatten them into parchment though, which she had found very interesting.

 Next, it was back to the Qeynos Exchange to meet her best friend, Axelis for a spot of lunch and to compare notes. Axelis too was looking for work and they kept each other up to date on who paid well and which traders needed small haulage tasks.

 But after lunch was her favourite time of the day. It was then that she would sit in her preferred spot under the window, knees tucked up, parchment and quill in hand, and write to her Mommy. In her nine years of travelling and working she had never missed writing a letter home, often including trinkets and shinies she found along the way.

 This is what she wrote today.



 Dearest Mommy

 How yous been doin? Is yous knee betterer now? Iffit not lemme know cuz I juss learnded mek speshal po-shin fer mek sore stuffs go way annit quite good so I fink mebbe it help. Acshly dunnit bother tell me I sent yous some anyways (see bottle wiv purple stuffs in)

 I’s been verra busy gnomie. I’s gots some reglyer work wit da Qeynos Guard. Nuffink big juss some chasin o debts an fetchin stuffs an collecterisin pelts an stuffs. But not wulufs. I tellt dat Leffennint in North Qeynos I’s not hunterisin da wulufs cuz dems me friends an him said dat okie an tellt me go get bear claws instead. So dat allright.

 I’s mekked lotsa pennies from workin so far an bin ablea buy me some books fer learn more stuffs. Dems not verra advancedified her so dems not gots no meckinikal stuffs or nuttin like da silly-cone box we mekked when we was in Ironforge dat time but dems gots lotsa books an I’s learneded lotsa new po-shins an stuffs frommum. Mrs Dellandra, her in da picamashur onna third shelf fightin dat tree fing hers learnin furnichur mekkin from a elfie in Willow Wood {dat a village juss uppa road} an hers gettin dead good attit. Hers mekked me a lil gnomie bed lass week an me an me kitty dolly {I fount dat lass week when I wer hunterisin in Antonica an nobuddy wannit it so I washed it an givvit a purdy dress} we sleeps innit an it dead comfy. I wer gonna ask her mek yous one cuz I finked mebber it help me daddys back but it wunnit fit inna parcel.

 Yous amember I’s tellt yous me an da wulufs joint up wiv some nice peoples her an mekked lotsa frients? Well lass week we mekked a Sky Tower annit wer purdy an reached upta da sky an evvyfink! An I helpeded lots an dem mekked me a Truewatcha {I not sure what dat mean xakerly but I gotsa nice badge an evvybuddy call me Lady Taraiha now which I fink verra funny} an I gots a bigger box inna guild bank now so I can put shinies in an peoples can havem if dems wants an swap wiv der stuff. Cept stuffs what I keeps fer yous acourse. Dis week I’s sentin yous a purdy blue flutterby I found inna Peat Bog cuz I finked mebbe Twinknose Shimbleshanks up the top o da hill mebbe mek it inta a purdy brooch fer yous an ders shinies an intyrestin rocks an a flower Mista Oakbark gimme sent yous cuz I tellt him I wer writin taday an him finked mebbe yous like it an so did I so I sentin it.

 I’s also encloserin a picamashur what I tooked o me an Ms Axelis when we was out da ovver day collecterisin stuffs. I fink it a nice picamashur but Ms Axelis fink it mek her look like she gotsa double chin an din’t want me sent it but I not tell her if yous dun’t.

 Onna subjikt of Ms Axelis issit okie if hers come stay wiv yous when I’s up fer da holydays inna summer? Cuz  her an Mista Axxl wer gonna go home but dems Mommy-Daddy gion away sumwher so dems not goin now. Dun’t worry though cuz Mista Axxl stayin ere fer da summer kip Mrs Rhomany compny so hims not gonna accerdently brek da benches again so tell Daddy is okie use da good ones fer when Ms Axelis an me comes up.

 I gotsta go now cuz I’s promised pick up a crate fer da broomseller over da river an she not be happy iffit late. If yous her from da Karaiha gnomie give hers me new address an tell her come by fer a visit if hers inna area. Da key is unner da rug an I’s tellt da inn keepa lady ta keep an eye out ferra gnomie lookin like me but nortier.

 Gimme luv an stuffs ta Daddy anna boys an me sisties an stuffs an I see yous inna coupla months.

 Lotsa luv

Taraiha

 P.S. Ms Axelis say ‘lo

P.P.S Mrs Rhomany an Mista Axxl an da Silvawolf elfie {dat da one in white inna picamashur onna seckint shelf bya fire} say ‘lo too

P.P.S Da Silvawolf elfie da one I tellt yous about dun’t spik to nobuddy cept dems like me what spik wit da wulufs an can do wuluf tricks

P.P.P. S Hims not commin fer da summer neivva
P.P.P.P.S Is not cuzzim not likes yous or nuttin, hims juss goin way on some shammy whassname drood hippy chantin weekent