Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

Context: the Seiva War ended officially on June 25th of the year 302, following talks held in secret to prevent sabotage (which disrupted peace talks held in earlier years). Shiomaru and his company were captured during the last few months, and it was not confirmed until early July that they were even still alive; in the meantime, armies on both sides were ravaged by pneumonia, and casualties in the ensuing battles were also heavy. Ryoushi and Shiomaru grew up together, in a manner of speaking; they're from very different socioeconomic backgrounds, but met as children at the dojo in their village.

I may continue these.

Title: Letters From After the War
Characters: Koichi Ryoushi, Oomori Shiomaru
Rating: PG
Word count: 1425

( Three letters from after the war )