Silversword Forges: A letter sent

tyleril-silversword:

Sent to Symmathan Brightarrow the moment Tyleril was able to, the letter is short, quick and to the point with a simple sentence at the bottom. Such letters without the niceities were as rare as ice in Quel’thalas.

Sym-

The Dawnspire is safe. Windsong isn’t in the infirmary and neither is Razail. A favor- take care of my forge? We cannot shut down with the amount of work we have.

Silvermoon is a funky town.

Tyleril

When the letter arrived Sym quickly broke it open. Next to him was  his old lynx, watching and possibly hoping the letter somehow had food. “Funky…town? FU-Oh!” The short sentence triggered his memory. “Must be bad- alright Naddy, lucky us for accumulating so much off time.” Sym was not a blacksmith by any means of the word but he was charismatic and charming. “Seems like he’s expecting mad customers and paperwork Nads.” The lynx  let out a soft whine and slowly rose up, stretching. 

The Hawk was sent back with a quick response.

Ty-

You said the words! You swore you never would in Icecrown but you finally did. Paperwork and charming your customers? I can do that. Still have your book of favors? I’ll eye that and see who owes you. Don’t worry, I don’t know anything about metalsmithing but  I can make sure there’s people there getting the work done. I’ll send something soon for your smiths and you.

Get better alright? Nobody else will heal me for free. I’ll look out for any of your fellow Guard if they come my way.

Symm

He pressed a few coins into the palm of the courier and when they had left Sym grinned at his unimpressed lync. “Don’t give me that naddy. You can lay in the sun all day if you want- let’s head out. If he’s asking for help he needs help.”

Symmathan Brightarrow: Sadness and Sorrow

“Oh. My baby. My poor baby.” The elderly lynx looked up at Symmathan and licked his hand, giving Symmathan the same comfort she had for fifteen years. “Please don’t go.” The cat’s yellow eyes focused on Sym and her felt her rough tongue lick his cheek one last time before she laid her head down. His thirtieth companion who had faithfully followed him over Quel’thalas and back. She had fifty kills to her name and had given him more comfort than anyone else he knew. Levent passed into the next world shortly after she laid her head to rest.

The Farstrider’s heartbroken sobs  were muffled by Levent’s fur as he buried her face in her coat. The peace of the day was broken only by Symm’s keen lamentations and promises to do anything, anything, if only Levent could come back to him.

The next year would be a horrible mix of sorrow and loss.

But as he always did Sym got a new companion. One to share the best and worst of times with as he did his duty. Even as a young cub Nadim eased his pain and was receptive to bonding with Symm through magic and time.

But it was getting close again. Nadim was fourteen years old…