Mura Crito
Letter to Lottodad #4
Hi LottoDad,
Hi Lottodad,
A quick rundown on the Phratti and Solen feud, Phratti want to soul suck the Sun Dragon the Solen are harbouring it in their settlement. Both want to wage a war, seems the Warlord Kun of the Phratti Clan has black feathered wings like the Solen. The Solen confirm Kun soul sucked a Solen War General.
The team and I talked quite a bit today how we feel all about this feud and I'm starting to appreciate and feel more comfortable with them.
* Gurvel - respects my opinion/ input which i appreciate, I notice he goes to me for advice or help which implies he trusts me
* Zy - I helped her when a hand at poker, it reminded me of our after-school adventures <3
* Arthom - is pretty funny, a lot of sass and threats with very LITTLE bite
* Lucid - a good diplomatic speaker, he represented us great to the Phratti settlement
* Ko Rava - a sweet kid who is really good at thinking on the spot, the way she assisted Zy earlier, very good synergy. I think she has a lot of street smarts and is wise for her age i know nothing of the academy but street smarts are an undervalued skill to have. I think this will give her a great advantage compared to other kids.
* Talu and Gurvel were super compliant acting as prisoners entering the Solen settlement, excellent teammates, Talu always sees the brighter side of things and is very goal-orientated and open to talking to anyone
* Sslend'ur the Slave is odd
* Syrus.... I didn't appreciate talking on the team's behalf we would help the Solen without asking for our input.
Before entering the Solen camp - Arthom, Lucid and I told the team we did not want to take sides and thought talking to the dragon would be the best option, we made these statements clear. Although Arthom and Lucid were very compliant in helping the Solen
I want to help the dragon not comply with a race war
Syrus immediately entered our names into a war I never agreed to and stated how I was not willing to attribute to
i feel he has so many secrets he's holding back on us, he told us he may know someone at the settlement but never mentioned their name, and never tell us what this Princess business was about
Later on the day we have plans to do some shopping, although I want to see the alchemist I think it's wiser to learn about this ongoing feud with the Phratti and Solen. Something I had no idea about, I only vaguely knew about Lupo and Solen from history classes.
Ko Rava mentioned she may want to go the library as well so maybe we can do some bonding, I know Leishu worship dragons so maybe i can get her on my side and not fight for the Solen and learn more about the dragon instead. Or maybe we should start questioning Syrus. It's all happening so fast and I'm worried for timing.
Mura Crito
Letter to Lottodad #3
Hi LottoDad,
Happy to report, I'm in much higher hopes than last week I'm starting to enjoy some people on the team :)
Oh and they maybe a war between the Phratti and Solen.
Good news first, Arthom and Celia seem to be a thing, I think I might have fun with this group. I'm starting to see the humanity in Arthom, he's not JUST some hot head asshole. I can see myself enjoying this guy's company. The rest of the team seems hopeless in wingmanning, they don't seem to know anything about sex which is odd since most are adults so I think almost everyone must be a virgin. They may be a bit more naive than I thought, which is great for me, I think I was way too on guard they all seem like a chill bunch.
And Ailil is cool, he bandaged me up a few days ago while we ran in the forest, he always is happy for a drink and helped wingman Arthom with me. I can see him and I also getting close, maybe he can help me make a few new drinks.
So the bad news, the Phratti and Solen have some pointless feud going on and they're on the brink of war. Being surrounded by stories of war as a child, I still don't understand the point, I don't understand racial pride, ego and in turn ignorance.
What is the point of all this bloodshed?
It all feels incredibly pointless. I carry this strange emptiness inside me. I have a drive to fix this, but not at the expense of my well-being. I won't lose sleep over this. Perhaps it's because I'm so jaded and exhausted by the senseless turmoil of war.
Hope to see you and Frannie soon,
Can't wait to make more drinks with the Squires!
Mura Crito
Letter to Lottodad #2
Hi Lottodad,
I'm going to make this short, I'm still unpacking my feelings.
Here is the run down, we went to the Emerald Grove the druids homegrounds, we met Arthom's master/trainer and they informed us dreamwalkers are getting stuck in dreams for months, they wanted non-dreamwalkers to try to lure the nightmare dragon out. We all went to sleep but before we did I enchanted my shirt making sure it would wake me up if I got stuck in the Dreamworld, I enchanted it to scream at me if I stayed in the dream too long.
I got stuck in a dream with Lucid, we were getting chased by children wraiths and a Ghost-like figure wearing Auerlian armour. Lucid gets caught by the children wraith and pleads for help, but I had an inkling feeling if I defeated this Ghost-like figure I could free him, but that's hard to explain that to someone screaming for help. So I lied. I told him I knew who this figure was and this would end the nightmare, I had a gut feeling but had no idea who this guy was nor if I could defeat him in time.
Thankfully I did, but I'm feeling a mixture of shame for lying but also pride in my fast decision-making skills.
To be truthful, I don't know this guy and I took the extra steps to ensure I wouldn't get trapped. Why would I let myself get trapped in a nightmare for someone I don't know? And surely enough if I stayed there long enough my enchantment would wake up and I could probably get one of the dreamwalkers to wake him up if anything went wrong.
And that Aurelian figure, the embodiment of war and stupid pride in senseless slaughter, so many lives taken and the gall to be proud of those conquests. I'm tired of the blind arrogance that runs in my own kind, those loud, uneducated brutes, their ignorance shining through every action. They have no right to claim the power and recognition that they do not deserve.
I reject this path. Fuck these familial burdens, I'm forging my own destiny through my craft. It is my only way forward.
Mura
P.S I've been honing my skills and have a few demo drinks I want to trial with the team but wanted to gather your thoughts first.
Letter to Lottodad #1
Hi Lottodad,
Thank you again for yours and your family's hospitality,
I look forward to our alchemy session getting to know you and your family more often, as requested, I'm sure you read the team's letters already.
But we came across a mothdragon, the group got divided and i was grouped with Ailil, Syrus and Gurvel. It was quite difficult terrain with a fuck ton of quick sand, so unfortunately not much bonding time.
But at the same time I dont know how i feel about the team, I kind of see a lot of them as npc's (im sure franny can teach you this term), they are a lively energetic bunch, but they dont seem trustworthy. I dont know if i could ever truly be myself around them, Zy has been my rock this whole time. But i dont want the rest of the group to know how close we are because some people (like Arthom) can get so aggressive at times i dont want people this to form cliques.
• Gurvel seems cool, it seems his mind distracts him so much i feel i could be close with him without much judgement because he'll probably not understand a thing im saying, but thats kinda comforting.
• Talu is nice but way too perceptive, it makes me feel like im being watched.
• Syrus seeesm very investigative and to himself, seems hes's stil figuring out the cultures/customs (how has he not eaten chicken yet?) I'll keep an eye out on him.
• Ko Rava seems fine i guess? Shes a kid i think its kinda weird how shes getting exposed to all of this at such a young age. I wonder where her parents are?
○ And why the fuck does Art have beef with a child?
• Lucid is nice, perceptive and quiet, weirdly enough he seems really genuine and kind, he didn't have to help me out at the bar but he did. But ill still keep an eye out on him, hes a bit too quiet.
I wanted to thank you again for being so nice and genuine to me and the team, i was never that close with my family, my dad i think has PTSD from his time in the war and i was never close with him, i dont think ive had a solid male role model in my life.
I love my mother and admire her in a way, but she is a bit too compliant to gender roles and Aurelian traditions, something i dont think could be for me. Feels like a double edge sword being myself, but straying away from Auerlian qualities, but im going on a tangent.
I'll see you and Franny soon!
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