Vassalin! Thackery shouts in agreement.
"... not a thunderous headache in the morning."
- Grobben is evil! - agrees Mally.
“I already packed some bottles so we all could sit down at the table and try it together when the Queen and I get back.”
“I look forward to it!” - announces Cheshire.
“The third picture is the Bay of Light, a harbor near the capital. She sparkles in the sun, like diamonds ... "
- BUT? What is it? - asks Mally.
- Die! Die Almonds! Painted Almonds! - Thackery looks at the displayed works of art, - Oh. Blue almonds! Enough ...“And the Queen experienced her own madness in the morning market, the madness of the brewer, I am sure of it and we more than compensated for the remaining places in the bags after we presented our gifts to the royal family for hospitality.”“You made some hats for their Majesties, didn't you, Terrant?” - Cheshire decides.“Yes,” he says bluntly and continues to read.
“In the last picture is a portrait, you can see the King and Queen, as well as Prince Avendale and our Queen. (But, of course, you will recognize her!) Next to me is Avenleif, the cousin of Prince Avendale and his protector. “Looks a little friendly, can't you find it?” - Mully asks suspiciously.Cheshire agrees, “He seems to be close enough ...”
- Heading off my shoulders! Thackery shouts, when each pair of eyes in the room turns to his side, he twitches. “Bad idea!” Bad idea! I apologize! - and clutching his ears, he again dives under the table, belatedly grabbing his plate and dragging it along with him.Terrant tries not to look at the image, but knows that he will see his Alice. When he looks up at the picture, he sighs. Alice smiles softly in the portrait, as if she really is looking directly at him! Alice ... alive, healthy, and so cute that his heart hurts! The terrant does not worry about the other figures in the picture and should not worry about them, ignoring one of them, because Cheshire thoughtfully covered his paw with the image of the protector of the prince.
Feeling even calmer, Terrant continues: “They use scimitars here, those evil-curved swords on which I was fortunate enough to try my hand.” The required skills are very different from those needed for a broad sword, but I will not bore you with the details.Everyone here was hospitable and sincerely glad of our arrival. The inhabitants of Shuhland are very noble and modest, does anyone accidentally consider words beginning with the letter H?
I hope that one day you can all visit this amazing place and see, smell, try, hear, and feel it!
With love Alice.
P.S. I haven’t had a decent tea yet, so you all better save some when we get back! I'm tired of this Shuchish coffee. ”
“She misses our teas!” Mally exclaims joyfully.
The Terrant smiles, “Yes, it is,” his happiness lasts long enough for him to fold the letter and collect scraps of the envelope. However, as soon as this is done, Terrant frowns: he was not written a single line! It hurts that Alice did not write anything specifically for his eyes. Not even: “Do not put your fingers in the sewing machine! No, I didn’t use a drop, not a smear, the pain of a quenching paste! ”- and, unfortunately, no:“ Hatter, what does the raven and the desk have in common? ”- again desperate, Terrant clasps his head in his hands and closes his eyes.
- Um ...
Reluctantly, Terrant opens his eyes again. In his place, Nivens noticeably fidgets before taking another item out of his vest pocket and putting it on the table next to Terrant's elbow.
“This is also from Alice,” the white rabbit says.He is looking at the envelope. His disbelief, Alice wrote him a whole letter! He looks at the name on parchment, no doubt his own and is written in Alice's hand! and this hope floods him.
With respect, taking the envelope, Terrant apologizes, “I apologize for reading this letter in private!” - and hiding from them in his and Alice’s apartment. Slamming the door - Oh, a little respect, if you don't mind! The keyhole grumbles, he hurries to the table and takes his usual place. He opens this envelope more carefully and carefully takes out the contents.Heart pounding, Terrant unfolds the letter.
“My dear Terrant,
Here in Shuhland, everything is fine, so please do not worry about me. I'm fine".Oh how well she knows him! Of course, her health and happiness is his main concern, and she kindly calms him!
“I am safe, and when time permits, I train. "During the trip, we did not experience any trouble, so I did not even have to open a jar of healing paste!”He sighs happily.
“But how are you? These days the castle should be very quiet. I hope Mully, Thackery and Cheshire keep you company. And that they do not cope too badly with this.I really miss you, completely, desperate and helpless. Every time I look at my left hand and see our heart line, this makes the pain even more acute.