Leenovoo 17, 9665
Dearest Mother:
I can barely put into words what I am feeling now. I can barely bring myself to sit down and write, rather than pace the room.
I’ve found the cavern again. I’ve found D’ni.
That, of course, makes it sound much more daunting a feat of exploration than it actually was. The truth is — I fear this will cause decidedly mixed feelings on your part — the humans found their way (back) into the cavern some hahrtee ago; the wonder is that I have only heard of it now. The “restoration,” as they call it, has only very recently become active again, and remains disorganized; the foundation that had been organizing the work lost its funding a few hahrtee back and was forced to abandon the cavern — the work is strictly volunteer now.
I might have known this sooner had I paid more attention to the machine entertainments they have here; apparently a fictionalized account of a D’ni survivor made a quite popular series of games. I understand there are also associated works of history, or historical fiction — I will endeavor to find these. They are in English, of course, or I would at once promise to send you copies. In any event, I will let you know at once what I have learned.
I am on my way now to a surface city called Carlsbad — the nearest, as I understand it, to the cavern — and it will thus be some time before I can link again to Kedross, when I have settled in and established a new link (and yes, I will continue to keep the Kedross book secure). Until then, give my love to Nartahl and Fairah. With deep love, I am, as always,
Your son,
Naron
