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A baby's footprint pressed onto paper with paint. It's titled "Silver, 5 months."
A child's drawing of two figures in a field. The sky is a blue line, the sun is in the corner, and there are two flowers and a house with a chimney. The two figures are described as "ME" and "DADDY" in a child's handwriting.
A handmade paper card, the left page reads: "Happy birthday Daddy" with typos. The right page reads: "I love you" and is signed "Silver." A heart is drawn with each half on each page.
A page titled: "What I did this summer." There's a child's drawing of three figures each named "Lilia," "Malleus," and "Me." Under the drawing reads: "Malleus visit us often. Daddy and me teach him how to feed squirrels. I'm sad because Daddy says Malleus can't stay with us," with many typos and a crying face at the end.
A child's drawing originally depicting two smiling people. It has been partially erased and corrected with a red pen to show that one of them has round ears and the other sharp ears. The person with round ears has been crossed out with red pen. It was originally titled "Daddy and me," but has been crossed out and erased and now reads: "Father and." There are faint tear marks on the paper.
ask Father to let me attend school?
homeschooling?
get school books from the bookstore?
get lessons from Sebek's family? Sebek's father
arguments:
- humans develop at a different rate
- I need more help to understand than a fae would
- I just don't understand
Father also confused when looking at books, events and dates not matching his memory
ask Malleus?
Father,
If you came back early, please don't worry about me. Some of our laundry fell off the clothesline, so I went to wash it again.
I'll be more careful in the future.
Father,
If you came back early, I went out to collect fruits in the forest.
I should be back soon.
Father,
If you came back early, I'm out training.
Father,
You must be tired after traveling a long time :)
Please leave the cooking to me!
Thank you.
Dear Father,
I hope this letter finds you well. I asked Lord Malleus for your current address and hope this will reach you in time.
How are you doing? Do you know when you will come home? Of course, you may come or not whenever you wish to. I will be waiting for you. It's only that you've never been gone for so long, and so I worried that something may have happened to you. Of course I have full faith in
Dear Father,
I hope this letter finds you well—and on time. I asked Lord Malleus for your current address and pray that you haven't changed location in the time it takes me to write to you.
How are you doing? I recall you were headed to snowy mountains, but now Malleus hands me an address that leads to sunny beaches. Have you been tanning? Please remember to use sunscreen.
Sebek and I will be receiving our certificates in two weeks. Do you believe you will be able to come back in time?
Your son,
Si
Dear Father,
I hope this letter finds you well and
Dear Fath
Departure on FRIDAY!
clothes (incl. socks)
hygiene products
phone, charger
wallet (credit card, loose change, national ID, student ID)
paperwork (red folder)
don't forget Lord Malleus
If you forget something, it will take a while for me to deliver it to you!
Good luck at College Father :)
Dear Fa Lilia,
How were your first days at NRC? Have you and Lord Malleus arrived well? Is it not too cold? Make sure to wear a jacket. Please help Lord Malleus attend his classes on time.
I hope you have made many friends, although I know not to worry about that. You have always been sociable and garnered people's affection. Although you have no need for education, please don't party so much that you forget you are now a student… Did the "wifi" work as you wished it to? Sebek's father mentioned that "3G" will soon be installed here, so the next time we talk might be through a mobile telephone.
Sebek and I are continuing our training. Please do not worry about us.
Your so
Silver
too clingy? Sebek said so too
- develop independence
- message less often
- talk to others instead?
- but who?
- speak less it's this that makes me too dependent
in the end I will only hurt them
- leave early?
I need to repay them
- protect them
I can't figure it out yet
- remember to wash Father's bedsheets this weekend
- cake to celebrate coming back for holidays?
- show Father letter of admission for NRC
Father, I learned a lot while you were gone.
Please rest and let me cook for you :)
Please.
PHONE LOGS, 12/07/202X
ME: Hello Father, I am using my new phone. Please forgive me for my mistakes as I cannnot use this keyboardd very well yet.
ME: How do you erase previous letters.
ME: Messages
ME: How do you add a question mark.
ME: This is nothing like the keyboard your computer uses.
ME: I hope you and Lord Malleus are doing well.
Father's guide on how to make friends:
- Introduce yourself with a smile
- Join a club
- Startle them
- Talk with your desk mate
- I doubt this advice will help me, but I shall do my best.
- Father's friend named Cater. Online friend named Gloomurai.
- Lord Malleus's friend a king named Leona?
PHONE LOGS, 26/09/202X
ME: I apologize for calling you Father again.
ME: Although we were able to excuse it this time, I fear next time it will not be enough…
ME: I will endeavor to do better in the future.
Thank you for inviting me, Kalim.
No, I don't have a last name. You can tell Jamil that just "Silver" is fine.
I'm sorry I'm not very good at passing notes…
No, I do have a father. He didn't give me his name.
Won't Professor Trein be upset if we continue?
magic history class
fae live up to 1000 years. father ~700. lord Malleus ~170.
What happens once I'm gone? will they find someone to replace me? Sebek should still be there at that time.
I'll be the only one who left.
- remember to give Sebek the campus map for next year.
- get new alarm clock (water-resistant)
May they forget me once I am gone.
- potion exam on monday
I cannot bring my father any more pain.
Please.
A childhood drawing from Silver depicting him and Lilia sitting in a field. Silver wrote: "Daddy and I together forever." The "forever" is partially obscured by post-it note that reads: "Look what I found while I was cleaning! you haven't changed at all, still as sweet as ever! -Lilia."