Our Condolences end

Our Condolences

final letter

28th day of Lorenier, 953

To Mr. Samuel Wick

    We regret to inform you that Mrs. Angeline Wick was killed while doing a great justice to her country. The country thanks her for her sacrifice, she dies a hero and will be remembered as such as we continue our fight. We have sent along all personal effects, which may not arrive at the time of this letter. You can rest assured that she will receive a full honors burial, just send a reply of where you would like to lay her to rest and we will make sure it happens.

    Our Sincerest Condolences,

                 Offices of Elect Leader J. H. Rume

 

 

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Our Condolences

seventeenth letter

27th day of Lorenier, 953

My Dear Sammy,

    I am grateful for your unwavering hope in this troubled time. I love you and my little Albert more than words can describe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Condolences Finishing, New Story Starting

Alright, Our Condolences has only two parts left. Originally I was just going to publish them about a day apart, but it makes more sense to me to publish them both at once. The next story I'm going to do it titled Two for the Show.
For those of you that are interested in the world of Our Condolences, the months come from the names of gods, and I'll share the notes I have about them:

• Samth is the goddess of the weather, time, and age.
• Tutala is goddess of chaos, war and battlefields. Which includes anyone on or dealing with them.
• Matlyth is a minor god (is a horse) over travel and correspondence. Because he is known for his speed, he is prayed to when anything needs to move or get done fast.
• Thuren is the god of life and nature. Partner of Samth, they are primordial gods that rebirth themselves every so often. So Thuren is the god of all life (including the other gods) but also the god of nature (life cycle of earth). The cycle of these two gods destroys and recreates the world and is part of the apocalypse of humanity (the apocalypse of the Parthenon deals with the destruction of these two).
• Sumin is the god of knowledge, learning, and curiosity.
• Seryn is the goddess of the wild, parties, and hunting.
• Yemth is the goddess of the night, shadows, and what dwells within them (assassins, thieves, nocturnal animals).
• Rarin is the goddess of the sea, water, and fishermen.
• Nurth is the god of the dead, and Thuren's brother. He's more like the keeper of the dead. He makes sure they move from the mortal plane to the afterlife and he's responsible for making the dead get the well wishes of the ones they left behind (The god of death, famine, and disease is Morath. Morath has a twin sister, Culora who is the goddess of deceit, cunning, and lies).
• Chael and Lorein are King and Queen of their pantheon, together they are the gods of family and marriage.
  - Chael is the goddess of children/childbirth and mothers. She is thought to be kind and warm, but when angered or threatened, she can be vicious.
  - Lorein is the god of love/lovers (which includes those who have had they love taken from them [widowers] and the heartbroken). This includes the dark/hurtful side, as well. He is considered to have two sides/selves: the one that is the romantic (Lorn) and the other that deals in vengeance (Nier).

All the months except Lorein's end in "ir", which means "month of". Lorein's month is different because he has two sides; to show respect to both, it became Lorenier. There's probably more lore as to why his is the only one that's different, but I haven't figured that out yet.

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Our Condolences

sixteenth letter

22nd day of Chaelir, 953

Dearest Angel,

    Keep your chin up love. As long as you come back alive it doesn't matter what those Loyalist bastards are doing. When you are home all you have to worry about it Albert insisting we get another dog. You only need to sit on the porch and watch the sunsets with me, while Margie sits at our feet. We can visit Beth and watch our son grown into a fine young man. We'll never have to fear seeing that black car again and we can thank Tutala, Chael, and Lorein for getting you home safe.

    Albert is missing you a lot lately almost every day he pulls your letters out of the box I have stored them in and reads them in silence. He hugs Rosey close and occasionally whispers in her ear. While I can't tell what he says I know he is sending you his love, even though it's not in a letter.

    Lovingly,

                Sam

 

 

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fifteenth letter

9th day of Samthir, 953

My Dear Sammy,

    They've been pushing us hard lately, and they do not seem to care about our complaints. Their attitude only lends credibility to the rumors. No one brushes them off as just rumors anymore, and they become more accepted with each passing day. With the higher-ups making such awful decisions that kill so many of our comrades, how can we not? Just as we make headway they rotate us farther away from the front, every time we rotate people die from ignorance. I'm beginning to suspect they are doing so on purpose to hinder the progress we make as much as possible.

    Why must we be the ones to die for their pride? Why must we fight their battles while they sit in a tent at a safe distance? When they strut through camp, eyes filled with anger follow them. The anger seems to keep us alive when the anger is gone we are left only with defeat. Opal is the only one who still cares and we do our best to hush her up so the anger is not turned on us. I tell myself I only need to get home safe and that seems to keep me going.

    Forever Yours,

                 Angeline

 

 

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Editing

Alright! I finally got some time to sit down and edit Purple Moon. Hopefully, I fixed everything, as I didn't have much time, I was only skimming and using an editing software. The software wouldn't catch everything or would ask me to unnecessary changes. This is all to say I probably left in some mistakes and if you see them just leave me a comment. I'll get to them when I get more time.

-Rose B.

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Our Condolences

fourteenth letter

11th day of Rarinir, 952

Dearest Angel,

    My heart aches, as I think of your troubles. I would gladly tell you of home: it is springtime here, the trees are blooming a beautiful pink, and when the wind blows it scatters the petals like snow. Albert loves to play hide and go seek with Margie in the tall grass. It is a humorous sight, Margie will bark and Albert will call out to her; it continues on like that until Margie finds him or Albert gets bored.

    For your sake, I pray that the war ends soon. Albert misses you dearly and, in truth, so do I. There are days when the house feels so empty; during those times, when even Albert can't cheer me up, I turn to the horizon and pray my wishes and love reach you. When you find yourself losing hope, turn to that horizon and know I am thinking of you.

    Lovingly,

                Sam

 

 

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