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Ditto Armunn

**A scroll-tubed letter, delivered by Zirazinn of DarkCove**

Dear CAATT,
Hiyas! Tarothin, Daerauko, and me are all doin very well, though Taro is a bit grumpy about bein away from Sosaira for so long in the middle of everything. We did not stay at father's island for very long. Tarothin has moved us to a tiny private place close by though, (I do not think he appreciated the Chaotic teachings of my family and wanted more discipline for Daerauko). On the outside the home more resembles a well made hunters lodge but I think it is built more like a fort. The inside is very cozy and homey feeling and I love it already. I think Tarothin had us both in mind when he had it decorated. In the library/study there is even a book case with some books I love that have rooster looking bookends, while over the fire mantle there is a mostly masculine crossed swords display. Personally, I like the bookends better.
We have alot of fireplaces here, but I think thats because we both like them so much and the corners are not so pointed like the ones in Armunn Keep, but I think thats because I hit my head on fireplaces alot when I trip and Taro doesn't want me killin myself.
Our bedchamber is nice but I think we are both not completely happy with it for different reasons. Taro wants more stone and I want more windows. The bed has to go. It's firmer than I like. Taro is being stubborn about it so I decided that if I have to sleep on something as hard as the ground, I might as well sleep outside, so I've been trying to do that the past few nights but Taro keeps finding ways of luring me back in. The children's bedroom is as big as our bedchamber. Daer likes his new room, except he says it needs more windows. Enough about where we are staying.

The baby seems to be very healthy and the pains I had before, stopped very soon after arriving here. Tarothin has a full time healer staying with us and a midwife as well. I was not very happy about that term "midwife" at first but then Taro explained he did not buy a wife for me and explained what one is for. I am alright with it now and most pleased that she is not my wife because she is not very attractive and most assuredly too old for me. There is an old witch lady that lives in an old dragon cave that Daer and I like to visit sometimes. She is a little spooky and very much insane. I like her. She seems very powerful in some magicks and divinities and says that the baby will be a daughter. The midwife says that I am carrying heavy instead of out and that its a sign of a son. I just want a healthy boy or girl, though I think Taro is hoping for a girl this time. And, as with when I was carrying Daer, no one is sure when I am due exactly though everyone says days to weeks from now. With the time differences between the two realms, I might even already have the baby by the time this letter reaches you and you will be Aunt Cat PtTwo.

Daerauko and Tarothin spend alot of time training with their swords and stuff and Taro is trying to teach him how to play Chess. Daer still does not seem to care much for Chess and asks to explore the caves instead. He is such a mix of both of us that it amazes me still. He has the build more of a Melnibone' but his looks are so very much like Taro's. His heart is big and caring but has a ferocious temper. But he is also his own person too. Where I ramble and Taro is long-winded, Daer is still a very quiet person. His skills with both sword and magic already rival that of the guards that Taro has around here. I think Taro is very pleased by this. I am more pleased that Daer is an independant thinker and adjusts well to new situations easily. He is still learning naughty verse from the guards and seems to enjoy listening to their tales of conquering barmaids as much as he does about their tales of battles. I am not sure what to do about this since Taro seems almost as proud of that as he does Daer's skills. I now think I am understanding why Julia kept threatening to send me to a convent when I was little.

Tarothin spends much of his alone time staring at his Chess board, even here. I know he must feel torn between duties, but he tells me that right now, his duty is here with his family. I was hoping that time here might help calm and relax him. It has in some ways, but I can also see that it is frustrating him as well.

As for my alone time, I like exploring, but have to have someone with me at all times if I go off the property. That is most assuredly annoying. Sometimes I like to just sit in the hotspring near by and think of friends in Sosaria. I worry for the Orc clan sometimes. Before I left, I'd heard rumors of problems in Yew building up and that war might develop. If this is true, I wish the Orcs much good clumpin and fun. If you write me back, please let me know what you've heard. If you get a chance to talk with E'lyth, then please let me know how he's doing too. Also, how are Galnor and Mrs Galnor doing?
These are things that Zirazinn either isn't reporting on in her letters and documents to Tarothin, or things he hasn't mentioned to me. I think he's more concerned about the Regulators and hoping the leaders are making decissions they see fit to make.
Is there any word of that thingy that Taro wanted Poet to look for for?
Are your plans for that trip with Poet still on? I wish it wasn't so dangerous but I hope you both have much fun and come back with a happy souvenier.

I still dont know when we will be coming back, but I know that we will come back. Tarothin says sometime after the baby is born and that things and decissions here are settled. I think he's wondering whether it would be best to bring them both back with us when we return or keep them here. I know that as their father, he will do what he best for them and their safety. There is danger in both realms. There is war everywhere here now, but the personal danger seems greater in Sosaria. Tarothin has been very patient with me always, but his patience with other things seem limited, this though, comes from his vision of wanting Order. He's a man of action who has been stalled.

We get the oddest storms here. They are very pretty and sometimes very exciting. I try to watch them from a near by cliff, but Tarothin will not let me go up there unless he is with me. I think it might be an excuse to just hold me but you know him, in front of people, he has to look all bossy and in charge. He is so very cute that way. The storms themselves sometimes are not like anything I have ever seen anywhere, including father's island. These are like angry, playful rainbows full of color and shimmering. They are mojo thick with magical energy and you can sense a beautiful oddness about them even though they've never actually hit over our island itself. They are over the ocean off in the distance but just close enough sometimes ta see a shimmering in the place of what would be rain for a normal storm. Sometimes the wind from them is so great that it makes me glad Taro is so strong, or else I would surely be blown right off the cliff. I wish one would come closer so we could see what the shimmering is.

Please take care of yourself, Poet, Scribble, Rinoa, and all the others.
With much much love,
Ditto Armunn

*sealed with the Armunn family crest*
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The Dark Lady, Ditto Armunn, D|O -(hawk# 232286048 )
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Quote: "Oh Great! First I get stabbed and now I'm bleeding!" - Ditto
[quote="Tarothin Armunn"]I know and I have mood swings like a pregnant woman at times. :/ I'm very random.[/quote]