Busiest Time of Year

Honorable Adas,
So sorry for not writing nearly as much as I should have! It has been so busy; I'm nearly done with my Golem! I've found a nice old rune in a manuscript in the library here, which combines the dwarven 'ward' and 'kind'! I call it... "wind"! No, wait, i typed it out and I see my mistake. kard? Oof, that looks bad. i'll workshop it! It has been a real chore getting enough resources, and my golem is stationed in the hillside so I constantly need help carrying supplies up and down from there. The positive is that it looks like my Goodberry sapling has taken root, and some vines are growing. The herbology teacher has been more than kind in helping me. I get the impression that he wants me to stay focused on this instead of... well, i have already tried creating an awakened plant three times in my own way, with rather unfortunate results. When i imbued the 'growth' and 'mind' runes into a plant, it just ended up looking like a sort of ... spiky brain. and then it died, immediately. So, i'm on my fourth attempt now! Doing it his way, and I am sure it will be far easier this time. Just, no shortcuts. I'm learning. You'd be pleased.
Thomas helps me bring my supplies to the hillside! Thomas is my roommate. He calls himself 'Tomas the Tank'. I think it is cute. He is very strong, and he does not like my mess in my room - and you very well know i have a system in my mess! So i vehemently disagree with his conclusion that i am letting it 'spill over' and 'looks like i am making a crow's nest'. Otherwise he is nice.
Oh my stones! The mystery! So, me and Morgan and Thuresdai and the [smudges] we are not supposed to tell people about them, i forgot. But they are small, and live underground! But not dwarves, or gnomes. We helped the teacher with the [smudges] There is so much i can't write about, sorry. But, hopefully by the next letter there will be no need for secrecy! Basically, we are being very nice, learning lots, and helping the scchool at the same time! I've tried to keep some of the dragon's egg for myself, to start crafting.... something. I don't know what, but i will make it for Morgan. Or maybe for Thuersdai? OOooh, i should make a thing that makes him breathe fire! can an egg help with that? Oh i don't know.
I'm sorry for my rambling, I have missed you a lot.
Now, last letter I promised to write about my teammates. So,
Morgan is a fierce northerner. He is tall, pale as us, but more white than grey. He has horns! They are so pretty, I sometimes hope they chip so that I can measure their density. What are they made of? The horns of the rhinos are made of the same as nails! You taught me that, I still remember. Also, he has a bone sword, a small not-really-a-dragon dragon that has black scales! He also has [smudges] sorry, that is a secret still. I keep forgetting. Morgan is so strong and fast, you would not believe. He singledhandedly smacked down my bully in a championship, in this championship, and he did it first thing! Like, it was so funny! He broods a lot, but I don't mind. He still helps me out with things, and I sometimes help him with research, and every now and then he helps me carry heavy things. A lot of people look at him funny, I'm not sure why.
Thuersdai! She is the coolest! She has teeth that she can regrow (also, nails? not sure, need further proof), she wears black as if she was born for it, and she never treats me as if I am weird I think. She is the only one that wants to talk with me about the little things in the world! Moss, bones, blood, all of it! And she has taught me a lot about nature, too. Did you know, she was born not far from us? She is from that city, the one in the north of Amsa, with all the olives. She has a crow, and her magic is so dark and terrifying I sometimes feel my neckhairs rise when she does magic. Too bad she is so squishy, me and Morgan have to protect her from the baddies.
There is so much to say, but maybe you feel like you know them better now? I hope so. I love them dearly, and I have so many ideas for gifts!
The earth is full of riches, but an able hand must shape it to treasure, as you say.
 
I hope this leather finds you well. I am freezing. My hands are cold all the time. The entire season is as a desert night, but worse, because there is snow and almost all the plants are dying. Some things live, though. They tell me there is going to be an important party in a couple weeks, and I have to dress up. I don't know what to wear, I am making a little lynx mask of copper leftovers.
 
By Stone and Heart,
Gimizh
 
 
PS My little finger did swell last week, and when I brought it to the nurse, he said it was magical, and apparently it is a duergar thing. It's happening soon! I'm going through my first magical growth-spurt! By the depths, I'm excited. Sad you can't see it, promise to measure my height when it happens, so that you can add it to my wall.