When you handed me that deed, when you told me that little house on the hill was mine, I should simply have been grateful. After all, it was such a small thing to you. What’s several handfuls of coins to someone who could buy the realm over if they so choose?

But instead I felt more than just simple gratitude. To me, this wasn’t charity, it was more. You gave me a home to call my own, a place to rest my head after a long day’s journey. You gave me the freedom to express myself in a space fit just for me. You, who always had my back when I needed it, gave me something that made me feel welcome. I had a home, and with it, I had a family who would always make me feel welcome within it.

I always could have worked hard, earned the coin myself. But then it would not have been the same. This was a gift from someone very dear to me, and if the gift had been a simple thing to you, just some coins tossed my way, then know that to me it meant more than I can express. You showed me that you wanted me to stay, you showed me that I was someone you wanted to stick around, and you made me feel like someone was happy to see me here.

At night, when all have gone their separate ways, and the setting sun takes with it our last goodbyes, I find myself pacing the grounds of my estate. I step into the parlor and I gaze upon the stern faces among the many paintings, and as I do, I find myself smiling as I know tomorrow will return to me your wondrous personage once again. So long as I have this home, I know I am truly never alone. For, to me, this home is more than just a place to stay warm and dry, it’s a beautiful reminder that I have a family here, one who treat me like I truly belong. One who are always happy to see me come the morning after.

They say that home is where the heart is, that anywhere can be your home with the right company, but when you gave me the deed to this place, when you told me that this little house on the hill would be mine, I don’t think anyone would have truly realized just how true to life that old saying would become. Because so long as I have you here with me, I know that my heart truly is in the right place.

So thank you, to the one who found me a place to call my own, the one who made me feel like I was truly home.

(Item Desired: Scarf of Wondrous Wit)