Hello good people of terra! It’s a beautiful day here. I imagine it probably runs the gamut over there.
I just realized I’ve really never explained the point of these letters. So, I’m taking few minutes to remedy that. You see, I enjoy it, but also I wanted an enduring record of my doings, and strangely, your internet seems better than stone for that. In my case, this also keeps the records safe from any prying eyes in my world, and I like that too. So, I hope you don’t mind. What am I kidding? If you do mind, I don’t care much about your opinion. It’s the internet. Get over it.
That being said, there is news. I'd like to address reports being made around here, reports speaking of some alleged recent discovery. According to one of them, it’s a labrynthine network that reminded me of home. So, I appropriated the unclaimed land. On this account, it was later while doing some routine critter control (hunting in the wild) that I encountered an enormous beast. It being suddenly upon me and everywhere around me, my animal-instincts forgot smarter recourses, and I just ran. Remembering the caverns, I lead it to a massive nearby opening in order to lose it underground, and when I reemerged elsewhere, I learned that it had triggered some kind of collapse and is now trapped inside.
According to another report: I just discovered a dragon at its home in the caverns and I won’t tell anyone about it because of the gold.
There are probably other reports too.
I’m not dignifying any rumors with an answer. I only mention all this in case people call for the (alleged) beast’s death. First of all, I would never allow such a thing. Second of all, there is no substantiation to any of these stories. Thirdly, I guess their gastonery is the less egregious for never having seen Beauty and the Beast.
I do want to elaborate on all this, but it’ll have to wait for another time. It’s getting dark, and the aroma from the kitchen here smells delicious. If I hurry, I bet I can talk someone into whipping me up a dinner-sandwich (aka “gambler”) for the road.
Have a great one.
-Pen