Thieves

[beshackled]

Sender: Erichthonios
To: Everyone
Subject: Avaricious harriers

Pray tell, has anyone else been having trouble with small creatures attempting to make off with your belongings?

They are getting to be remarkably b----

[The b terminates in a long, curved line, as though the writer was startled in the middle of writing.

Sometime later...]

brazen.

Comments

[crouching_sin]

You don't need to worry over me. I end up making it out somehow one way or another.

[Just not always the pleasant way.]

[beshackled]

[See that just makes him inclined to worry more.]

Pray do not lose sight of the good in yourself.

[crouching_sin]

[Unfortunately, he lost that long ago. It takes a minute for him to respond.]

The same to you.

[beshackled]

I shall try.

[A feat easier said than done until recently, but he will continue to work on it.]

'Tis time I get some rest.

Fare you well. May we write again soon.