Letters to My Brother

Letters to My Brother


 * -by Neliatania

Dear Kath,

How’ve you been? I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye. I figured you’d be mad at me since I got accepted into the Farstrider academy right after you did. I never really wanted to go, anyway. I hope Mother and Father told you that I was okay. I made them promise not to tell you where I went, though. Father said it was a good thing because I’ve followed you around long enough.

At first the orcs weren’t very friendly to me, but still, they were a lot friendlier than most of the people in Silvermoon. Orcs don’t seem to care if you stutter a lot or if you look “sickly”, as Father says. I ran some errands for them, and they seemed to like me more. They even liked it when I hit their lazy workers over the head! I guess orcs aren’t that different from elves when it comes to lazy workers!

So as I went around doing some more stuff for them, I realized that the orcs are really nice. Thotar in Razor Hill made me his apprentice. Well, he called it something else, I can’t remember what, but that’s what it means. Thotar explained to me that wolves and orcs have a very special bond, and that’s why they ride them. Oh, I love the wolves so much, and I said that I wanted one so badly, but he just laughed and said maybe someday one would choose me, if I stayed with the orcs and learned more of their ways.

That was kind of depressing to hear, but on my way to Thunder Bluff, guess what happened?! A beautiful tan and gray wolf started following me around. She kept her distance for awhile, and just stared at me. I got out some meat and held it out to her, but she just sat there staring and wagging her tail. So I just sat down there in the middle of the road and waited, and pretty soon she came up to me and licked my hand. She said her name is Rin, and now she’s with me always.

After killing some human soldiers that were planning to attack Durotar, one of the orcs sent me to see Thrall, the Warchief himself! I was scared that I didn’t have an appointment, but he said Thrall wasn’t like that. I ran around Orgrimmar a long time trying to find him. Thrall is so handsome! He’s also very nice, and not at all like Lor’themar.

How’s life with the Farstriders? I can’t wait for you to write back!

Your loving sister, Neli