To her majesty Princess Celestia, co-ruler of equestria and all her territories, the stalward shield, the rising light, defender of faith and teacher of many.
I hope this letter shall find you in good health, it has been many decades since the last time we saw each other and we didn't depart on good terms, many words were exchanged, many of which i now regret; you were right that i was not ready to know about my parents murderer but i wished that you would have told me sooner, for me it was an open wound that i dragged around for far too long, i raged and screamed at you, i insulted you and in all of it you never said a word, i'm sorry.
I do not know why you said nothing or how you never got angry at me, not even when i hit you; i hurt you physically and emotionally that day and you never answered with anger, at first i was angry at you for not answering in kind but then i became angry at myself for hurting you, you only had my best interest in mind at the time.
I wished things played out differently, that i saw sooner that you actually cared, that i had better control over my anger and fear, the night that i ran away there were not many things i could carry with me, one or two of those i lost, many others i sold for when i needed the coins, be it for food or for safe travel, clothes or information, i have left a single possession from then, time has been a rather unforgiving and unkind master.
The already weak health of my youth didn't help matters, i had to be careful, i improvised as a scribe, a storyteller and sometimes even as an herbalist so that i could gain enough coins for my medicines and the ingredients to make them, at first it was hard but with the more experience that i gained it became easier; haggling became a second nature to me when exchanging goods, it became easier to read others expressions, with my conditions of a run away i actually became forced to interact with others; i even made my first friend this way, Rock Will, a minotaur travelling merchant that took me under his wing and teached me what he knew of the prices that i could expect for my services and resources.
Without him i doubt i would have made it much farter than the equestrian border, with him i started to let go of my anger when we became friends, i confided in him my doubts and he listened, he always said that for such a small guy i always held quite a lot of anger, he wasn't sure were i kept it all, quite a great guy (pun intended).
Later on in these travels we separated and i made my second friend, Rinehart, at first he was quite a rude griffon (still is from time to time) but never meant any actual harm, he has a hearth of gold, whenewere i needed help to gather herbs for my medicines he helped, i even teached him how to make some basic poultices and salves for himself.
After that many others came in my life, be they Minotaurs, Griffons, Zebra or Pony, i accepted all of them, some stayed in contact, others i no longer know what happened to them, if they still consider me a friend or not, some i fought with and no longer heard from; you were once more right, i should have opened up to others sooner.
I have heard of your latest student, she has acconplished quite a lot, even brought back your sister, i'm happy for you; she must be something quite special, a true prodigy like no others, i hope she doesn't fall like i did, once again i'm sorry for what i have said and done.
Sadly this is were the letters end, i don't know how much time i have left but i wanted to make amends before my demise, i no longer could bear this burden, my hearth grews tired and my legs can no longer carry me; my night approaces and i could no longer postpone this; once more i'm sorry for all i did and said, it never was your fault but solely mine.
Alongside this letter you will find what remains of all my research notes that i carried with me, i know how dangerous they could be in the wrong hands, i remember how angry you were about my dabbling in the dark arts, be they blood magic or outright death magic, you will find notes about counterspells for the low-end curses that i could research.
I never sold or lost a single one, absolutely no-one knew what they were and i always kept them safe with me, they were never mentioned in any conversation and luckily enough i never had to use them either, at least in this hole i didn't fall, please make sure that my research isn't simply destroyed.
Once again i can only offer my apologies and hope that you may find to forgive me, i have no excuses for all i did; i greet you and wish for a many happy days to you.
Signed
Your once student
Shadowed Aegis
"The paper present some clear signs of someone criyng while writing, many words crossed out and rewritten with multiple tears in the paper, at the end there is an adress located on the east coast of the griffon principality, in the village of Gravelridge, the location and sender have yet to be confirmed; it arrived with a enchanted booklet containing unknown research notes, by itself the letter can be passed to the princess whitout any danger, i'm pending confirmation about the booklet.
With this i conclude my report on the unknown letter and it's contained information, may the sun illuminate your way, may the moon protect your dreams.
Searching Glass, security officer and decective under her majesty princess Celestia, co-ruler of equestria and all her territories, the stalward shield, the rising light, defender of faith and teacher of many. "
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