Gifts and notes. Christmas 2016

For Ragnar and Athestan.

Dear beloveds,

Please forgive that I have gone without speaking to you of it. There is something I must do and it must be done alone. I had hoped to wait until the snows lessened, but it has become clear to me I can wait no longer. Please trust that I know what I’m doing and will return to you as soon as I may.

As I go, my heart stays with you. I have nothing more precious to give.
Sinric.

Gifts and notes. Christmas 2016

For each of the others he leaves a small box, each containing a carefully folded flower of delicate mulberry paper. On the base of each one is transcribed a word or phrase.

For Hannibal, it is Mono no aware.
For Seimei, it is Shuhari
For Childermas, it is astra inclinant, sed non obligant
For Sunshine, it is Tang Chinese hànzì for summer.
For Emcee, it is die Hoffnung

For Sherlock, he leaves a brief melody, transcribed carefully into musical notation. It is unsigned and folded into a crane.