Cristivina

** Written by Cristivina, to her Great Gran, to get her to agree to teach her to be a Wizard**

Life. What do I want in life? How does one begin to answer this, I could remind you about the time I spent helping raise my brothers, Argovian & Farbuck, so that Mom & Dad could work the mines. Or I could tell you how much I despise the idea of that life for me.

Each day, as I watch my brothers, I realize that the only interest I share with them is drinking ale. I have found no pleasure in the physical exercises Uncle Yobrat forces us to do each day. While I realize that the idiots are my complete opposite, challenging each other to show who can do more pushups, run farther, or throw stones farther. The only challenge I find from these tasks is trying to see how I can trick them into some silly display of “strength” so that they will wear themselves out and leave me alone to my reading.

Yes, GG you read that correctly. I would much rather sit in a crevice with a book, any book that I can find that takes my mind places instead of my muscles. I have spent the early years of my life watching my brothers and keeping them from trouble but all I want is to start my real life, the life that stretches my brain and not my brawn. The librarian is my only true friend here, I find solace in the books his library provides. He wants me to be his apprentice, to take care of the books and preserve the knowledge contained therein by marrying his son.

I will do no such thing. The knowledge contained in the library is a foundation, a stepping stone to life, to tomorrow, to the world. And while I know that I am no great beauty and shun that which makes us “Dwarves”, I believe that Eonak carved my soul with a purpose, and he will reveal it when it is time. I can hear your thoughts from here, conceited much little one? Perhaps, time will tell GG.

In you, I see a mirror for my soul, please do not forsake me, to living in the rocks but take me on this journey to see the stars.

Your loving great-granddaughter,

Cristivina

PS. Mom wanted me to include this picture for you to have. She sends her love.

** Reply to Cristivina from her Great Gran **

Little One,
The world of Elanthia is greater than you can imagine, with challenges that would scare even the stoutest heart.
Show that yours is true, by finding the true treasure of this stone. Without touching it.

GG