‘my dear licoricefire I will find you in every lifetime even if I had a hundred lives, and lived each to the most of its possibility I will meet you there somehow and I was so very blessed to spend those moons with you I love you’ - - - . .. … the letter took a while to reach me. our sons are with me right now. they’re asleep right now, maplestar. at my side, spotlightarcane and serenademarvel. my beautiful sons finally get to see me. maplestar, words cannot express my emotions hearing your voice again. is it anger? betrayal? fear..? serenademarvel told me everything, maplestar. i see delphine has returned. what happened? i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶,̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶?̶ i was so happy to see you wrote to me. w̶a̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶?̶ i heard about soraflare’s leadership. he’s sorastar now, right? isn’t he wonderful now? just another great day. i heard doves outside of the starry brambles this morning and thought of him. I̶ ̶f̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶e̶s̶t̶,̶ ̶I̶’̶m̶ ̶s̶o̶r̶r̶y̶ H̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶o̶n̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶?̶ Y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶k̶i̶t̶s̶?̶ ̶W̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶?̶ ̶D̶i̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶f̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶?̶ there are many . no. i’m sorry, maplestar. i’m sorry i couldn’t visit. sorry i turned my back. maybe that’s what pushed you away from the stars. a̶m̶ ̶i̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶m̶o̶r̶e̶?̶ there were two doves outside the starry brambles this morning. do we even know who we are anymore? were we just… young, maplestar? young and stupid. that’s what it was. my sons are with me. and the rest of your children stay with… you. your. children. why do i miss cats who hurt me? alpinepinecone is with me. charadecharm… i hear him. cadenza… she sings like a beautiful mockingbird. whimsywish dances with your grace. …enchantedmask is with me. … .. I̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶. I apologize for my late response, maplestar. i wish i never left. i wish we would’ve faced the badger together. tails entwined. but i know better now, maplestar. and i wont make you choose. maybe we’ll meet again in another life. but I can’t say I want to see you again in this one. T̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶v̶u̶l̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶s̶i̶d̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶b̶r̶a̶m̶b̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶ ̶l̶a̶i̶d̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶t̶.̶
