Long before their eventual betrothal, High Prince Altair and Prince Whelan began their courtship in a series of letters…
Letter Twenty-Three: Altair to Whelan
Whelan, I am sorry it has been so long since I wrote to you. I could tell you that there have been things I must take care of from the Throne of Night. I could tell you that I have not had time to sit and write anything that is not official correspondence. I couldContinue reading “Letter Twenty-Three: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Twenty-Two: Altair to Whelan
From: High Prince AltairTo: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Whelan, Thank you for your honesty and your openness. I care for you deeply. I may even love you, as well. I don’t know. I have not been in love before. I need time to think. I’m sorry. I know this may not beContinue reading “Letter Twenty-Two: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Twenty-One: Whelan to Altair
From: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersTo: High Prince Altair Altair, It was so lovely to have you as a guest for our autumn festivities. It mean so much to mother and father. It meant so much to me. Altair, you may never speak to me again, but I feel I must be honestContinue reading “Letter Twenty-One: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Twenty: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, I am sorry to hear that you have been so troubled. I do know of what you speak. Titan, my brother, exhibited such behavior when he was a youngling. He was constantly in trouble, constantly creating chaos, mostly in a bid to gainContinue reading “Letter Twenty: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Nineteen: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Whelan, I must apologize for not replying to your previous letters. It has, indeed, been a trying time here at the Palace of Night. Perhaps you’ve never met my cousin Marchan, but I must tell you he has been a thorn in the footContinue reading “Letter Nineteen: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Eighteen: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, I’m sorry to write again, but it has been almost a full Moon and I heard that there had been some kind of trouble at the Palace of Night. I do hope all is well. I hope that you are well. I hopeContinue reading “Letter Eighteen: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Seventeen: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, As you might imagine, a Prince of the Waters has little reason or occasion to visit the desert. We have, upon occasion and on the request of the Plains Elves, provided rains when they have gone too long without, but otherwise, we rarelyContinue reading “Letter Seventeen: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Sixteen: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Whelan, I am glad you enjoyed the gift. I cannot say why, but I thought of you when I happened to see it on display among the Fire Elf shops. I am sorry it has taken so long to respond to your letter, butContinue reading “Letter Sixteen: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Fifteen: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, It was so good to see you and to be able to find time to speak with you as well face to face. I feel I must apologize for something, however. I was so surprised with the gift you presented to me thatContinue reading “Letter Fifteen: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Fourteen: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, I am not in the least surprised that you stopped everything to help search for an errant youngling. It is who you are, and it is a quality that I admire in you. I am surprised, sometimes that you are only seventy SunsContinue reading “Letter Fourteen: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Thirteen: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Greetings Whelan, Of course, I’ll retrieve the dagger for you, and thank you for reminding me that I should begin putting thought into gifts for both my mother and father for their Sun Days. I have only just arrived at the Fire Elf Hold.Continue reading “Letter Thirteen: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Twelve: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Hello Altair, I am so envious of you and your quiet among the Blood Elves in this moment. There is no quiet to be had in the Watery Keep with High Prince Altair’s visit upon us. Mother has become fixated on every single detailContinue reading “Letter Twelve: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Eleven: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Whelan, It is early morning, and I have woken to find my guard prepared to leave the solitude of this Blood Elf village for the underground splendor of the Fire Elf Keep. I understand, generally, their desire to leave. The Fire Elf lands areContinue reading “Letter Eleven: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Ten: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Hello Altair, The Blood Elves! I do so love their clan and their home, though I admit at one time they frightened me. Whenever I saw Roisahn, the Blood Elf healer who lived with us here in the Watery Keep when I was aContinue reading “Letter Ten: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Nine: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Greetings Whelan, I hope this letter finds you well. I received your letter just before we left the Forest Realm and though I wanted to read it immediately, there was no time. We traveled into the Obsidian Mountains today to meet with Great HealerContinue reading “Letter Nine: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Eight: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Altair, It is going to take time for me to become accustomed to speaking to you without your title, but I will do my very best. As it happens, I have visited the Great Forest many times. The rivers that run through the landContinue reading “Letter Eight: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Seven: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Whelan, I am sorry I have not written sooner. With preparations for the tour, there was little time. I arrived in the Forest Realm this morning and spent the day talking to King Albara and his wife, Queen She’an and have only just retiredContinue reading “Letter Seven: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Six: Altair to Whelan
To: Prince Whelan of the Realm of WatersFrom: High Prince Altair Whelan, Please, I asked you to call me Altair. We both live our lives surrounded by formality. It would be a comfort to know that I have a friend who will call me by name without title. I hope that you will think ofContinue reading “Letter Six: Altair to Whelan”
Letter Five: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters High Prince Altair, I want to thank you again for the lovely dinner. You are right. There is nothing quite like the view of the stars from the Realm of Night. They are so much closer–so much brighter–and I have never seen the moonContinue reading “Letter Five: Whelan to Altair”
Letter Four: Whelan to Altair
To: High Prince AltairFrom: Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters Greetings High Prince Altair, I must apologize. I certainly had no intention of the letter landing in your bath! What you must think. I have never seen your private chambers before and so I sent the letter to you hoping that it would perhapsContinue reading “Letter Four: Whelan to Altair”
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