Ino & the Pathfinder - The Beginning

Hi Ino,

Hi Ino, As I write this letter you've turned three,

Hi Ino, As I write this letter, you've turned three, and thanks to you:

Hi Ino, As I write this letter, you've turned three, and thanks to you: I am the happiest dad

Hi Ino, As I write this letter, you've turned three, and thanks to you: I am the happiest dad to ever live.

Please know

Please know you were in my dreams

Please know you were in my dreams long before

Please know you were in my dreams long before I ever met your mom.

By the time you get this book,

By the time you get this book, you'll be 12,

By the time you get this book, you'll be 12, and no traces of me

By the time you get this book, you'll be 12, and no traces of me will be in your memory.

Until now.

You should know that leaving

You should know that leaving was the hardest thing

You should know that leaving was the hardest thing I ever did.

But in life,

But in life, grief can be pleasant and sweet

But in life, grief can be pleasant and sweet If we are willing

But in life, grief can be pleasant and sweet If we are willing to clean the dust

But in life, grief can be pleasant and sweet If we are willing to clean the dust to get what we need.

I know all too well

I know all too well about the terrors in this world.

I know all too well about the terrors in this world. Demons live among us,

I know all too well about the terrors in this world. Demons live among us, and even God

I know all too well about the terrors in this world. Demons live among us, and even God will be at times dazed

I know all too well about the terrors in this world. Demons live among us, and even God will be at times dazed by the veil

I know all too well about the terrors in this world. Demons live among us, and even God will be at times dazed by the veil that they have cast.

There is no way I can protect you

There is no way I can protect you from being lost in the mazes

There is no way I can protect you from being lost in the mazes that await you.

I've been blessed and cursed

I've been blessed and cursed with dreams and visions

I've been blessed and cursed with dreams and visions of things to be,

I've been blessed and cursed with dreams and visions of things to be, and for a long time,

I've been blessed and cursed with dreams and visions of things to be, and for a long time, I felt it'd be unfair

I've been blessed and cursed with dreams and visions of things to be, and for a long time, I felt it'd be unfair to bring you to reality.

But eventually,

But eventually, the truth was revealed to me:

For the Light

For the Light to reach the Castle

For the Light to reach the Castle a human being is necessary

and for them to complete the trip,

and for them to complete the trip, unrelenting forces

and for them to complete the trip, unrelenting forces must be endured.

Earth,

Earth, Time,

Earth, Time, Heaven

Earth, Time, Heaven and Space

Earth, Time, Heaven and Space will shape us deep

Earth, Time, Heaven and Space will shape us deep into our foundations;

and it's up to us to determine

and it's up to us to determine the contents to which we'll be:

and it's up to us to determine the contents to which we'll be: Servants.

Ino, I am a Pathfinder,

Ino, I am a Pathfinder, and this job I can not avoid.

Ahead of me there is no trail,

Ahead of me there is no trail, and above me,

Ahead of me there is no trail, and above me, thick clouds threaten

Ahead of me there is no trail, and above me, thick clouds threaten to make the mind bail.

I live on the fringes and among the future mazes

I live on the fringes and among the future mazes where most beings will see their days waste.

Know that life is worth it, but only if you understand that falling is essential to the rising.

I've worked obsessively to decode the teachings of the Pathfinder.

I want to make sure you can always get up regardless of the darkness you are sure to come upon.

And one day, I hope you'll find my trail and falter through the mazes I've uncovered.

And so join me in the Castle,

And so join me in the Castle, which fly's high

And so join me in the Castle, which fly's high above the wistful sky.

with love,

with love, dad