Harith

" Time has gone so quickly these past two years, right Shareef?" I ask reminiscing on the past two years. 

" It certainly has." He affirms.

I really has gone by just like that. I still remember vividly my first day at this school and when I made all my friends. To me, it seems these events had taken place only yesterday but it wasn't yesterday or the day before that. We made some really fond memories here which I will cherish greatly. To my teachers who really did a number on us but truly made us into new individuals. To my friends for always being there for me and Shareef for always helping me out of the sticky situations which I know would have ended badly otherwise. We have all had our personal set of setbacks and struggles but we rose to every occasion and gave it our all. We conquered the storms and saw days of ease to come. I have not only acquired the knowledge and training of various sciences, nut have also honed my physique. As Raiden says,

"There's no point to all the knowledge which we seek if we don't implement it and how are we to implement anything with a frail body which is incapable of work. After all, a structure with a weak foundation is not much of a good structure now, is it?" 

What he said was valid so I took my physical strength more seriously. I can now officially say that all those gruelling and toilsome drills and exercises have truly paid off and now I have strength to back my knowledge. Shareef has also gained much insight from our stay here and has picked up a lot from our accompaniment. 

There was a knock at the door.

" Who is it?" I inquire.

"Master it is Shareef. A letter has come for you." He responded.

I open the door for him to enter. He hands me the letter and then sits down to rest. I take the letter addressed to me and sit at my desk. I open it with a blunt blade that I have in my draw. The seals are a great way of ascertaining that the letter is real and has not been tampered with especially in the case of royal letters. The stamp gives indication to where it comes from. The stamp is from our duchy so I would assume it's another letter from mother. Sure enough, it is.

"Dear Harith,

I hope you are doing well. Have you been eating properly at the dorms? How goes your studies? You know all too well how I worry about such things. Your a growing boy who ought to eat and get nice and strong you hear!

How goes shareef? Has he been well? Send him my regards and to all your friends. Make sure you don't give poor Shareef a hard time ,ok. Let me know how you are doing and when we should arrive fir your graduation ceremony. I sure you would've grown so much by then from the last time I would have seen you. 

Best regards,

Your mother.

Honestly, mother really worries too much! I ought to send her a letter back before too long so she doesn't go paranoid again.

" Who was it?" Shareef asks.

" Take a guess." I ask.

" It is the mistress, is it not?" He replies.

I nod.

" What did she say?" He asks.

" The normal stuff and she sends you her regards." I inform him.

" Let her know I also greet her then the next time you intend to send her a letter." I requests.

" Fine."

I mean, I was going to send her one in a few days if not later today.