It has been ages, old friend, since you and I last spoke.
There is so much to tell that I fear that attempting to even scratch the surface would result in my hand becoming broken and arthritic.
In short, I had a daughter. And, quickly afterwards, days perhaps, she was taken from me as I was captured and sent to prison.
It has been only a week since my release, and already everything that was once familiar has morphed and changed before my very eye. It was as if time had stood still for me while the world continues to grow and change.
My wife, now ex-wife, has found herself a new lover.
I wish them all the best, and to assist them in moving on--we divorced. There is little sense in forcing her to hold onto the past that I am still stuck in.
My business has exploded exponentially since my release. Apparently the criminal ties I have made in prison have paid off tenfold. Within the first few days of my release I had to scramble to fill a massive order of bloodthistle for a party the Bloodsworn are holding this Friday.
But, my business has suffered with cracks and dents due to my absence.
I have been struggling with new entrepreneurs and other competition that seek to fill the void my presence has caused. As my business is much larger in size and stretches outside Silvermoon, I do not yet see them as a threat, but have intention of watching their progress before they become such.
And you, my friend, are the only one I feel at liberty to discuss with my inner most thoughts and feelings. As you are without judgement or thought.
It has occurred to me by example of my ex-wife that I should allow heart to move on. The subject has been broached multiple times by well-meaning friends. Yet, I cannot. It is not because I am lingering for someone that I can no longer have, but because I am much too exhausted to even begin to toy with the idea.
I am an old man climbing the steps to an unknown destination, only to find that the steps to not have an ending. For what purpose should I love again? To procreate? To find happiness? Surely there are other ways to lead a fulfilling life. Until the answer to this question is solved, I shall remain in solitude.
With all the wishes and desires of my heart,
--Kiaphus
