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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

A Letter From the Past in the Eye of....a Carthaginian Warrior of Hannibal ~II~

Dear Kanmi,

Hello, Brother! Oh how I miss you....
       Germelqart? We shall send our blessings....I do not know how that could have happened. Are the gods not watching over us? I believe that I am losing faith. You are nearing a bloody battle and Germelqart has fallen before the battle even begins. Why do they punish us so?
        The family is well. I hold the sleeping baby Quintus on my lap. He had a slight cold before you left, if you remember, but now he is relieved of this sickness. Now he rests without sniffles of sneezes. Didos--you remember our cousin, right?--is relieved that my, Mother's, and her tender care enabled the sweet little boy to become released from the bounds of illness.
        And I am well, too, Brother. You needn't ask of my welfare. Although I miss you, and mentally I am in unimaginable agony. I wish for you to return, Brother. And, if the Gods are guarding us, you will.
        Anyway, I must now ask you some questions. Firstly, how are you? I know that that is a silly question, for you are preparing to go into battle with the most powerful empire of the time. And you're on a steep, unstable and narrow path, which has taken many lives. Abut, I must hear the honest answer.
         Also, I was wondering if you have seen any animals so far? Another silly, childish question, yes, but still one a yearn to learn the answer to. Scene no one has been to the Alps before--or at least hasn't lived to tell the tale--I just wish o know.
         And how are your supplies? Oh how I worry....
         Oh dear. Quintus is awakening. Please write back as soon as possible, my dear brother. Farewell!

Love,

Selena

 -KittyLover8
© 2012

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