Letters To A Friend

[Will S]

Letter dated July 23 2005

Dear Maya,

I hope you are doing well with your father. I have had some bad luck recently. My father has pasted away. I feel so lost any more. I was not allowed to stay where I was living. I... I don't know what my place in life is any more. I always thought I knew, but I don't any more. Everything I knew is gone. I know us both being kin we live a hard life.

I will be traveling allot now. The next place I will be for a while is L.A. I Hope we can keep in touch.

William Robinson

[Athena Fire-in-Snow]

Will - I'm so sorry to hear what happened! It's just awful how they treated you. I talked to Papa and he'd heard all about it, filled me in on the details. Please, if you can, will you come and see us? Papa said to tell you that it was okay by him and he knew what that meant. We're still living in Glacier, it's the last house at the end of the last road to the left before you cross the border into the Mt. Baker Wilderness Area. You really can't miss it. *hugs* Please say you'll stop by? Or let me know where you're staying in LA and I'll see if I can get Papa to drive me down to meet you. I miss you!

Maya Branwen Stone-Elk

[Will S]

Dear Maya,


I talked with the wind and rain. They said it would be ok to stop by before heading out on my journey. I will be up next week. I am doing allot better. I am learning new things all the time. It has been hard learning the same thing from a different view.

It is nice to know there are people who can accept me for who i am. I supose you father told you about my other half. I feel like I am torn between two worlds. The one I was raised in and the one I now belong in. I guess I belong in both, but it is a hard balance.

How have things been with our black haired friend. I lost her address when I had to move. I had forgotten a few things. Everything happened so fast. At least I am still alive. That is the part to be thankful for.

I miss you and look forward to seeing you soon.

William Robinson

[Athena Fire-in-Snow]

Hey, great to hear you're coming by! She and I are both doing well, and I've let her know when you'll be here and she's going to see if she can come by too. It's been too long!

Okay, so this is like draft five of this letter now. I don't want to put too much in writing, but there's so much to say! Bear with me? (you'll smack me for that one later!) I know how you feel...Papa's raised me a lot around our mutual kin, only you know I'm not really, right? Well, that's because *big black blotchy section* Wow, Papa nixed that for sure. I'm too lazy to start over so just get here soon, yes?

Maya

[Will S]

Dated August 25th 2005


Dear Maya,

It was great seeing you. I have been in LA for a while. It is nothing like Seattle. It is so huge and the weather is so hot and dry. It is funny people think that a little drizzle for a couple of minits is enough to cancel a picnic. lol But you would have a Picnic any time now. I got to see the Labrea tar-pits the other day. There so interesting. They have saber-tooth cats. there extinct now... thanks to well you know. or so I think. I have been learning stories. the're so interesting and Rituals. wow I am on a roll.

I am going to be sending Ravenna a letter soon as well. I hope you two haven't gotten into two much trouble.

P.S. I enclosed some pictures I took of me.

William Robinson.

[Will S]

Dear Ravenna,

I am glad to know I am not the only one who is dealing with a similar situation. LA is a huge city. well group of cities. I haven't ever been outside of Washington state. It feels odd being away after what happened. I guess it is out with the old and in with the new. I have been doing really well at learning and telling stories as well as rituals. I hope your doing well. I sent Maya some pictures of the Labrea tarpits I was at. they are really awesome. I am sending you some as well.

Yours William Robinson.

[Ravenna]

Hey William!

Yeah Cali is weird from what I hear. Keep yer nose covered friend! But then lots of cool comes from there as well. I love the pics- I can scan them if ya want so we have them on disk. Might have to send you a care-pack from the Emerald city so ya don't get too home sick. Those new guys better be nice ta ya.. or you know. They might get a mess on their stuff. They got cars by chance?

Yours in curiousity~ Ravenna

[Will S]

Dear Revenna,

Yes some of them have cars. They have been treating me nicely. Wind has been really helpful. He is a bit more biast about the other breeds, but I try to see things with eyes unclouded. Everyone seems not to care of where I came from. some well... some have told stories that make me ashamed. so much hate. How can people hate so much. I try to see from both sides, but I guess the old side is kinda Ignorent and stuck in old ways and the new side is stuck up and cant let things go. I hope I don't become like that.

A care package sounds awesome. I hope you and Maya are having fun together. I will be getting to go to a rather large meeting of my new friends. I guess allot of people are going to attend. Rain and Wind had business here and thought it would be good for my training.

Yours, William Robinson

[Athena Fire-in-Snow]

Hey, Will! Sorry it's been so long, but I've been a little distracted. We've been on the Pow Wow circuit, and then Papa decided it was time for me to start learning how to make Certain Things, and I've been doing nothing but for a solid week. But it's lots of fun! I can't wait to actually try it myself!

I love the pictures! Send more! They're great inspiration, wait until you see the cedar chest I just finished carving! I think you'll recognize a few of the images...

Ravenna and I haven't seen each other as much as I'd like. Papa and I have been on the road and we just got home and like I mentioned it's been a little busy since, and we are heading out again in a week for the big First Nations gathering in Quebec. It's going to be a blast! Anyway, I hope to hear from you again soon. Can you get me more photos of the Tar Pits? I've got an idea for a statue from your stories about the Sabre-Tooths...

Miss you lots! I hope your new family is treating you well; tell them I'll beat them over the head with a dead salmon if they aren't nice to you!

Maya

[Athena Fire-in-Snow]

Hi, 'Venna! Long time no write! So we're on the road again, go figure, but we're heading to one of the biggest Pow Wows in Canada, which means that I'll get to see some of my Family there too. I'm awfully excited! I've got some new pieces to show off, especially one drum that I'm really proud of. It's got the best resonance of any drum I've made yet, and it's painted with a spirit shield, divided in traditional quarters, with stylized renderings of bear, raven, wolf and cat. *grin*

Oops, Papa's yelling at me to wrap this up. Gotta go! Write soon, so I have something to look forward to when we get home!

Maya

[Sarah]

((The William in these posts always refer to my character's brother William just to make things clear.))

Ravenna,

I hope that your having fun this summer. I keep hoping that I’ll convince William to go some where instead of sitting around at home one of these summers . Even camping would be awesome at this point, but things are quiet here which means boring for me. William says that just because it’s quiet doesn’t mean things are safe . Lexi says that I shouldn’t be so fussy just because your gone for the summer, but you’re the only friend that stays over . The boys keep asking me about you and what your doing. I tell them a different place each month and make up descriptions of the newest guy that you have meet. You should see them sweating and hoping that you’ll pay attention to them again when you get back from you far off exotic locations that I have you visiting ;D. I hope that by the time I can go traveling you won’t be tired of it, not that I can see you ever being bored of that. We have that cross country trip planned that William would fuss over. Maybe your other friends can come and visit here with you when you get back. People here are so boring, it’d be nice to meet some people that I could actually talk to that I’m not related too. Sending you a care package with some supplies cookies, some of my mom’s sweet tea and pictures that I took while you were gone. In one of them William is only in his boxers. I know I love you too. Have lot’s of fun for me! And e-mail me soon or else I will explode!! Not even kidding..

Brenna

P.S. It's summer and I am still studying that is the ultimate form of suckage... But my attention to details is getting better.

[Will S]

Dear Maya


Hey here are some more pictures of the tarpits and an awesome cheetah I saw at the San Diego Zoo. He is so cute. Thought you might like him as a reference guide. The Wind helped take the pic. made sure it was a good one.

The big meeting was full of stories. I have been to some of the gatherings with my old family and well the stories don't even compare the the stories here. WOW there epic. I have been learning allot. Wind and I are heading west. He never likes to stay put he says, and it is a good thing for me to do as well. To me the pacific northwest will always be home. I kinda get the feeling that wind is a bit of a Xenophobe. Most of what I have learned is that there are as much infighting and distrust here in my new family as my old family.

I think I am going to pick up my fathers work and help people mend the past. I think it will take several life times, but it is something that will make the world a little better of a place.

I am also sending you some pictures of the city and places I have been. Wind well he kinda has a knack for picking up things. He says he is going to help teach me to hunt. I dont know how I feel about it. but he says it is part of what I am.

Wind is wanting to teach me something so I better get going. Here is my new address to send things to. I would love to see pictures of you and your crafts.

Yours William Robinson.

[Ravenna]

Brenna!!

Ah my adoring fans!
Boy in boxers!! Awesome!! There are so many hot guys in yer family it's no fair I've never met them
Yes yes I'm traveling all over the whide world- Heheh I wish.
Right now I'm just trying to keep up with things. Preping and all. Never know when things will turn over for a better feather ;D
SO much to learn and keep up on really and the ppl talkin in my ear keep telling me I should really focus on one thing, but when has ANYONE known me to do that- I'd get so BORED.
Anyway, the cookies and tea were a great combo. Giver yer mum I big hug from me. I've been thinkin of sending a care pack to my William and I think I'll have to send some stuff like this plus some Seattle stuff. He got some great shots from Cali and I'm going to be scanning them and posting them soon- I'll let you know
BTW- yer bro still single??

~Yer partner in crime, Ravenna

[Ravenna]

Maya!!
Yeah it's quiet here without you here to gossip about the others. Now I have to actually talk to them and find out myself- sheeesh!
Heh watch were you step with all those people there. Don't get yer toes stepped on!
But the summer's been great - I only have one more year with Brenna in high school! Then we are SO out of there. She's been studying science stuff. Which is ok I guess, not really my thing but kind neat once I pay attention. Brenna has uhh big nordic family members. Good stuff. She just sent me a picture of her brother in just boxers! When I see you again remind me to show you, it's great. Really want to drag her to some of our stuff but I'm not sure her family would let her- not yet anyway. I'll have to work on that.
You should take some pictures of the things yer makin since I can't keep up while we're all other the place! I'll start putting a site together for us to post pics! It'd be easier to look at everything... well, when you can get to a computer anyway.
I've been keeping busy as normal- trying my hand quietly at dealing with money. I don't really like math and numbers but I like money so... Seems to be going well. There's some interesting things online that I think I might be able to swinddle, I mean uhh apply myself to. Heh- keep warm out there!

Yours in curiousity~ Ravenna

[Ravenna]

William~

Don't let the man get you down! Hold out, I'm sure you're doing great. It's not fair that yer so far away but I guess I can understand why they'd want to teach you stuff without outside things getting in the way.
As promised- the care pack of DOOM. I packed you everything I thought you might like, things I thought I might like in your spot and more. There are cookies, tea (minus the caffeine!!), newly burned CDs and some other stuff, like the stickers I couldn't pass up!
I'm on break from school thank god. Been poking around and doing some soul searching of sorts. I decided waiting was just stupid so I gave up on that. Just gives me gas anyway. My friend from school, Brenna, is bored out of her mind. She's like us but has nordic family heritage. Trying to find a way to drag her out with us some time but it's going to have to wait since we're all blow to the four corners right now.
I love meetings!! They'er the best for food! No but really I hope you meet lots of cool people there. Should be a good place for it really. Let me know how it goes!

Yours in curiousity~ Ravenna

[Will S]

Dear Revenna,

The care package was awesome. Some how it got forwarded to my new location. I have a hunch something is in the works that things will find me where ever I am. The Tea was awesome. Really soothing. I may have to get more of it. I made you a collage of some of the new pics I have been taking. I am in Albuquerque of all places. Talk about making that wrong left. LOL I am including a pic of a hansom cheetah I saw at the zoo. The wind helped me take it.

The music was awesome. Wind likes Cat Stevens. Don't know if you heard of him. He does some pretty awesome music, although my dad always loved Donovan. eather way there pretty epic.

That is cool you get a brake from school. My father home-schooled me. I was way smarter thain most of the other kids. I hear those nortic guys are well hung. I have started well to understand my tastes. My new family is well a little more social thin what we could expect from our mutual family friend. I mean social in that friendly way. it kinda let me try some new things and well I think I like rainbows a bit more than the typical COG.

I think I might enroll in a bank when I am of age.

Oh how could I forget. I caught my first meal. Caught it with my bear hands. Wind made shure that the animal was respected spiritually. There isn't any thing like running.

Hope hear back soon William Robinson.

P.S. Here are some souvenirs

( enclosed, Postcards, Knickknacks, Shineys, Rocks from the desert.)

[Sarah]

Ravenna,

Thank goodness that you responded, I think William is going to try and kill me soon if I'm not careful. I can’t help it that there is a conspiracy about you and my uncles never meeting. Yes he is still single despite mom’s interference. I tell her to stop but she doesn’t listen to me. She sends her love to you at the top of her lungs… and across the house. I’m glad that you liked the tea and cookies. If there is anything that I can provide for your William’s care pack let me know or what ever. Heaven knows there’s nothing else to do around here. Even my part time job has let me go for the summer so I can ‘have some fun while I am still young.’ Like I can do that with out you here. I hope that we have time for that shopping trip when you get back. I convinced mom to let William go with us instead of her, I can’t wait! I got some new music that I found that I think you will like. Reminder poke around in the antiques shops and find me a couple of new things please? It can be what ever. Sending you the cd in your next care package. Uh oh I think that William just found my digital camera… did I take the pictures of him off of it… Shit ok talk to you soon hun. Oh think of what anime you want to start on when you get back.

Your crimeless partner - Brenna

[Ravenna]

William,

Oh I love the things you sent back! I'm going to make a suncatcher with some of them and hang it up wherever I am.
Especially the shiney stuff!
Heh remind me to show you a great picture of Brenna's brother she sent me recently! I think you'd like it- he's just in boxers. Heh.
Yer going hunting now huh? That's some cool stuff! What did you get? Anything good? Anything left? Just kidding.
Yeah I wish I could have done the home school thing too. But then I wouldn't have my little boy fan club- Hey you want some? I always have a few boys around just in case! Some of them are alright- but I never say too long. Otherwise I might get bored and we can't have that. I can tell you which ones are more "flexable". Hehehe.
Oh yeah- here's more tea. I can never have enough and I think you'll like a few of the flavors I just found.

Yours in curiousity~ Ravenna

[Ravenna]

Brenna!!

OMG did yer bro see the pic!? The fun part would to be let him guess what yer doin with them Muahahha. Or just tell him I said "Helllllloo there" lol Hmm going shoping with yer brother... Guys don't normally like going shoping you know- might have to find a way to reward him for putting up with us ;D
I'm always haunting the shops for you wherever I happen to be. I got this great cheetah pic from my Will and am encouraging Maya to send me pics of the stuff she's doing- she always makes these great things and then half the time doesn't know what to do with them! Most the time I just want to hoard them but know they'd just collect dust in my room and would have a better home else where
Yer job let you go?? Lame. Eggs on a warm day + Their cars. Yup.
I love my new laptop- it makes these emails to you so much easier. Too bad the other two I write to don't have comp access much if ever

~Yer partner in crime, Ravenna

[Sarah]

Ravenna-
I had thought of selling pics of him if he ever got really annoying } …. But dying a humiliating death doesn’t sound fun so I refrain. He didn’t see the pic I had removed it and went out and took more pics . I told him you said hello and he said ‘Oh that’s why it’s been so quiet recently.’ and went off on his own business. What does he mean by that? I have been complaining about you being gone for weeks . He totally deserves it and I don’t feel bad about it he should be nicer to us.

Thank you it actually does help a lot . If you can get Maya and your William (did I spell that right? Yeah k) to send you something small that you could then send to me that would be awesome and make me really happy ;D. The first step is admitting you have a problem Rave *Nods wisely then ducks* don’t throw things at me ack!! I know it sucks hard core but they paid me really well so I have that at least . We can go and look at the short skirts that Mom wouldn’t buy for me. I’ve put away some money so I can get a laptop when I start college…

Miss you - Brenna