Between Your Letter and My Reply

“Hello, to the soldier whose name and face I do not know. I am pleased that our paths have crossed in this way. I am but a humble noble lady living in a beautiful countryside village. I am not anyone of great significance, so I have nothing much to offer in the way of self-introduction.” Damian, a soldier fighting in the war, was one day pushed by his superior to find a pen pal. All he knew about his correspondent was that she was a noblewoman named “Lintray,” a year older than him, and her home address. For Damian, the pen pal exchange was nothing more, nothing less than a duty he had to fulfill. “Have you considered being discharged?” “I wish you were in a safe place.” “Always be ca...