Dear Da, You and Ma was crying like babys when I left home with the
mercenary Raskuli and the scoundrel Thevn. But you was the one who made
me lern my letters. And I know you gave me the parchments so I'd write
home. I only hope these letters get to you. I spent too many years
bilding that old wizard's secret workshop, and that day I found my Suzy
and that foppish harpist . . . Well, I just coodn't take it. I sobbed
all the way to the Golden Lampry. I was downin my first ale and I saw
old Thevn at another table. I was gonna say hello, but then this big guy
came over and he and Thevn started to fight. I figgered it was his
bizness. But when the big feller's frends looked to join in, I coodn't
keep to myself. I tried to put a palsy on one, like the wizard showd me,
an I cood swere I got it rite. But I just wasn strong enough and I din't
have no powers left. So when the guy saw me chantin and gesturin, well
he came after me with a blade, and all I could think of was to punch him.
Now you seen me fight, and I'm glad I din't draw my shortsward, cuz my
first 2 punches were way off. Meanwile, Raskuli came in the door. 2 men
saw him come in, and when he saw the way things was, well he started for
us, but those 2 men got in the way. They never gonna get in nobody's way
again. Then Big Gus, the bartender, well you know how he runs for the
City Watch ifn he sees his place likely to get messd up. Well he hedded
out the back door. Then, I finally landed a punch on the 1 guy's chest.
All them years of movin bricks shoor paid off, cuz I almost dropped him.
Then, wile he thawt bout it, I called out as how the Watch was comin.
And the troublemakers ran out the back door. I hid upstairs and wenn the
Watch made as to come up after me I climbed out a window and hid fer a
wile. Later on's wenn Thevn told me and Raskuli about this job he was
takin. I coodn't berr thinkin bout Suzy. I miss ya Da an Ma, but I'll
be home wenn I prove I can do more than work stone and wood. Love Baka.
End of Glorantha Digest V2 #173
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