Beginnings

My love,
 
everyday I get to know these people better and better. Bo has found love in this city and I am reminded of our first dates. He has the same excitement and nerves that I had the day before and I'm sure you felt the same. I remember everything of that night from the seeweed forest to the corals to your eyes and smile. I only hope that his relationship will be so full of love as ours is.
Our captain, Meryll, struggles with her position. Not only does Bo's past catch up with him but we have another new crew member. He is a fighter but I think he fights not with his sword but against it. A weapon should be a warriors best friend as it protects him and his allies and all that he believes for but this weapon is cursed. It feeds on its victims and has a mind of its own. Have you ever heard anything like that? The crew decided to help him, as I knew they would, and get rid of this sword. To banish it would be the best I think as it is evil and using it will only strenghthen it. However, if that fails and as I have yet no idea how to achieve such a thing, Covenant will have to be stronger than this curse he has to deal with. It is a hard fight for him, everyone can see that, but the fact that he has chosen to fight shows the good in his heart. After all, a weapon is only a tool and he who wields it chooses how to use its power. I'm sure the good will prevail and I will help him if he struggles.
Of course this means that Meryll has a lot to deal with. I think of you and the responsibility you carry. I know you sometimes feel this as well and that you rely on your friends, your family and those you trust. I'll try to carry some of her weight as I did with you when I was still close. It feels like months but I have only been gone for ten days. I think of you every day and I hope you do too. No fight is endless even if this is only the beginning.
 
Always yours
Astris