Stinger:

Nathaniel writes me a letter every day. He is off on the other side of the island searching for a portal to get back to his home. I don't have a memory if where I came from just a black space of nothing, like something was ripped from my mind.

Stinger,
I am writing to tell you that I love you. It's very cold up in the mountains right now and you are constantly on my mind. I think I may be addicted to you, you held me when I was broken down unable to move because of my fear of having to fight again and not being able to. You listened as I sobbed in our bed, you laughed with me as we kept each other warm through the cold nights. You never let me go- no matter how hard I try and push you away- and that is something I will never forget about you.

Yours truly,
Nathaniel

I lay in the bed, his side empty and cold, my parents knock at the door, I keep it locked, they don't need to see these letters. I keep them all in my leather bag at my hip. My parents bring suitors for me daily, trying to get me to choose one of them. But they can keep all these suitors to themselves. Nathaniel is mine.

Stinger,

Love doesn't give only to the good or only to the bad. It gives to all. We both laugh and cry together because we are in love.
I know there is a reason I belong to you, your cousin Glow tells me of all the men brought to your house that are so much braver and more handsome then me in every way. Is there a reason you choose me?
Never mind, I am so lucky to have you.

I need to ask you something when I get back. Can you send your father this letter behind this one. Don't read it. I want this to be a surprise.

You are so beautiful,
Nathaniel.

I grab another bird, attaching the second letter to it and let it fly out the window, to my parents house.

What is it like to be in his shoes? To travel the universe! I could only imagine how his life would have been like. It makes me wonder about the blank space in my mind.