The Dare of Dawn (Helga)

"Actually, I can show ye," he said after she explained and then asked about how Moira wrote when practicing. One of the things she had insisted on was writing him letters in the field. He unclipped the top of his gipon and reached beneath the tunic to withdraw a few folded pieces of parchment tied with a string. There wasn't much in the way of personal information in the letters other than things she had been studying or reading about. But it was a fine example of careful penmanship with neat letters written in black ink on heavy parchment.

Holding out the small stack to the woman, he hoped perhaps he could shave off some of his sister's time. Anything to allow her to learn more, faster, was in everyone's interest. "She writes te me often te make sure I keep me 'ead up while I 'ave been away. A lot o' idle chatter mostly," he explained quietly.