Inktober 2019, Day Fifteen: Myth and Madness?

Inktober Prompt: Legend
Gold spot Prompt: Suspense

15 October, 2019

Bridget,

We seem to have stepped into the world of fairy-tale and legend. Thank you for not leaving me in suspense a moment longer than necessary, but how bewildered I still feel. How much more so must you feel!

While it is fortunate that your father shows no signs of brain fever, a diagnosis of some problem would, at least, have helped make sense of the mystery. Intellectually, I can comprehend her description of how she perceived your father, but how startling it must have been for her to see a different person look back her out of each of your father eyes! No wonder she hurried off so!

But to give you on remedy, no course of action, but only those strange words about ash again. What could she mean, “You’ll find it if you are meant to find it, if you are the one”?

I have more to tell you, Bridie, but it will have to wait until tomorrow because I am

Your somnolent companion in writing,

Hannah