Lady Dhampir
Chapter 185

My Dear Queen,

I have to admit, the thought of my beloved wife harboring a new, plumper figure has kept me awake a gem-worth eyes, your silky black hair, and that pale yet so pink under my handiwork' skin, ever.

I wish I could keep this letter going on such a light note, but we finally caught sight of the enemy. To b all of our men.

The sentries were of no help, as everyone woke up like one man, to the deafening sound of trees falli

lately. I shall buy you a bakery if you wish so, but please, do not think for a second anything could ever prevent me from recognizing your beautiful purple

e precise, we heard them last night. After ten days of marching endlessly towards an enemy that never seemed to appear, it was one strange wake-up-call for

ks as big as a horse being moved or crushed like sandcastles. I won't lie, my Queen, if I say I feared we might get crushed right where we were for more than

a few seconds. Like a storm, the noise made by the giants took us by surprise, and I am most worried about how long it took our men to get out of bed and get ready in orderly ranks. The ruckus brought astonishing chaos upon our camps, and yet, as we rose, armed and ready for battle, it was gone, as if mocking its unfitting rival. Our best scouts reported the giants had ly marched until a few miles away from our position, but, I swear, I would have sworn they were right above us from the ruckus they made. As we have all feared and wondered about those giants' actual size, it astonishes me how blind we still are to the rea re of our opponent. Perhaps we will find they are not taller than my horse, and only awfully noisy, or we might face mountains standing tall and wiping out our army in a breath. I am totally helpless, and we do not even have an idea of what we are about to face in terms of numbers. Hundreds of them, or a dozen? Perhaps a thousand? Hard to tell. Our scouts swear they have constantly been losing them as soon as they hit the mountains we're marching towards, and I'm suspecting this is no fault of our men's eyes, as much as the truth behind those giant's nature...

At least, I am happy to report your ideas, like most, have bore enjoyable fruits, as the most ruffians so astonishing and entertaining to see those men, swearing like fishermen on a market day during daylight, have now become a prize far more valuable than any piece of meat, and each man shall jealously kee I am most blessed, that my adorable wife is such a pleasant writer, and the delicate smell of your roses and raspberry perfume shall endow my room each night. I can close my eyes and fall into slumber just remembering our lovely hot nights, and dreaming of caressing your delicate skin under my fingers.

have now been subjected to the implacable call of the feather, everyone now arguing over the gone-scarce parchment paper among our tents. It is quite transform into the most prominent poets as soon as night falls, all hoping to make themselves more appealing to the ladies. The perfumed letters that arrive s hidden.

As much as you know I'd love to rival my men in hundreds of pages describing each detail that sums the perfection of the woman I came to marry, I know your bright mind will be hungrier for facts and matters of truth than embellished letters I shall leave to the poets out there.

Aside from the brutal wake up we suffered of late, most of our men have now completely fallen into the mood of a soldier, even the most untrained ones. The harsh training a lot of commanders have subjected our volunteers to is beginning to show the most promising results, and I even dare to think it has inspired a wave of harder focus from even the most of our men. The rivalry between the newly enrolled and the men fulfilling their lifetime mission has been the best whip to get everyone to work, and, I shall say, as the Commander-In-Chief I am most relieved about how competent each of our Commanders a

lide over those whose merits you probably hear about from your other correspondence, but Lady De Carseus has been doing an amazing job of imposing

herself as a rightful commander, shutting up even the most vocal refractory to her leadership with an iron hand. We have also, thanks to you, resolved the mysteries of many young men missing and, as fit, have also happily administrated some due justice about their shameful ways of deserting their families without a word to join our ranks. I have to say, some of them were not so regretful, and I can hardly be mad at such volunteering young people...

Meanwhile, the restlessness of some vampires, haunted by our new diurnal life, has been causing a few issues among our ranks, but they are thankfully quickly handled. I only hope we are not merely trying to appease a flame when a forest fire is pending to blow on us later. Sadly, I have also harbored the thought that some instigators might be at work to enhance those already existing tensions, although I have yet to find any proof of it. Lady De Nova, as well as your brother and more of our allies have also come to the same conclusion and, of course, we will all try to bring a satisfactory end to this foolish and most enraging, if it is unveiled to be true, attempt at destabilizing our ranks.

Of course, I cannot end this letter without telling my beloved wife, once again, how much my heart misses your presence. I can not blame all of my men trying to touch those ladies with their words, for I silently beg each time your letters would come faster, carrying more of your presence with them. I sincerely wish you are not letting yourself be consumed by the fires of a mountain of paperwork, and please, happily burn them back if you ever feel the need to. (I have found this method to be strangely efficient at reducing the amount of work necessary and scaring my attendants into not giving me more too soon again.) Do not let those bureaucrats slow down your path, and keep brimming like a Goddess to impose your justice on those foolish paperclips of a Council that is left. I also pray my brother is not giving you too much of a hard time. I care not for the eyes spying our letters to see this, if it can scare this fool into easing down on my dear wife. I do believe the absence of me may have made the nearness of some undesirable parasites more of an inconvenience to you, and I urge you, my dear wife, to use any means necessary to remove this plague if you need so.

Once again, I contemplate my brimming wish to be back at your side as soon as possible. I will most likely fly to you as soon as this war is over and we have secured our Capital and our People, and take back my rightful place by my wife's side. I can't wait to meet you, the little flame burning and growing in the darkness, and hold you in my arms, while I'll stay awake there, endlessly guessing the color of your gorgeous little eyes.

Stay safe my Queen, for this is the one thing most important to my heart.

I miss you again tonight, dearly and painfully.

Your Husband.