“Where am I supposed to start with you? I mean one Happy Birthday. Best wishes sincerely. As a friend, I do hope you have a wonderful day.” They give a little bit of a sigh. “But I can’t pretend that in the past my feelings for you weren’t a lot more complicated. Like your arrival on the shores of my people – that battle on this day that you currently celebrate, it was all pointed towards a direction I was dreading. This was the beginning of a long period of my life where I wasn’t not..autonomous for quite some time. And I can’t help but still have anger about that.  Being passed on like nothing more than territory for someone to control – being initially forced to convert despite eventual …acceptance I guess of the new faith. I just I have strong memories that really made me seethe. 

It’s weird though. I don’t know where I would have otherwise ended up. I started growing more at least during that time. I just was going into being a teen and that made this situation all the more turbulent and strange to deal with. So..it was all very challenging. And I can’t say I didn’t pick up some things from you among the others that had influence over me. I just.. it’s a strange feeling to deal with. I’m not certain that I’ll ever be able to articulate this. ”

“But it’s good to be friendly, now – is it now?“ They give a small smile, it’s fragile and somewhat anxious – as if still remaining uncertain of what Mogens might think.