[Sometimes the best gifts come in small packages. A small handful of words, even.
A few days after dreams of the White Queen's Wonderland passes and he's had time to rest and gather back up scattered wits, he pulls Elena's gift off the shelf he'd set it on. It's about time he gave it a proper look.]
Belatedly, thank you for the gift, Elena.
and some yet live, treading the thorny road - Post a comment
which leads, through toil and hate, to fame’s serene abode