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A Crumpled Notebook: A New Hope



Dearest one,
Snowborne seems tah be a place of peace yet my mind seems tah do nothing but cause me constant unrest. I have been having nightmares still. Tha' has not changed since my arrival. I have still found none tha' I know in this place and I find the streets difficult tah master. The folk are good but I find mehself lookin' at 'um with increasing curiosity. I find none tha' look any thin' like wha' the rider in my dream resembles. All these folk ride steeds of gold and where the green garb of me homeland.

Perhaps my dreams are nothin'...this night rider...I wonder of wha' could make meh have a dream such as this but...I know not. This man seems tah be out of reach of meh hands if he does exist. I should not dwell on the matter. The consistency at which I 'ave these dreams though worries meh. I disturb not only mehself but the folk in the next room over. They seem tah stare at meh as soon as I emerge in the mornin'. Looks tha' seem fearful. As though...as though I might tell them some dreadful news. They seem tah take dreams seriously here but I know not wha' tah think of 'um. 

I avoid all contact with folk usually except when I set out lookin' fer a friend when I can. Like I said, the folk seem tah look at meh strange since my dreams were heard through the night. If this does come tah pass...I know not wha' I will do. I fear men with a passion and I trust very few. I don't know if I will ever find love in this world. If I cannot conquer my fears I think tha' I will be left alone. Never tah be wedded? Nah I cannot think like tha'.

Perhaps I shall 'ave happiness one day. A family of which was lost tah me long ago and a man tah stand at meh side. I live for the day tha' joy and light re-enters me life. Where peace is harbored by the love of the folk I hold dear. This is why I walk in search of friends in Snowborne. Who knows wha' I will do after I feel somewhat healed here. Will I stay? Will I return tah Bree? Wha' does Bema hold fer me?

By Bema...send hope my way. Mend me and then send a worthy man me way...

Lynxy