Igloo's Last Letter To Oedipus

I am apologetic I have not written to you sooner but my current situation gives me limited access to pen and paper. The story I am about to tell you is one that is even hard for me to believe! After finishing my last letter to you and departing from the ship, I began my march towards death with no direction or care. I pushed on for what felt like hours before I finally succumbed to the cold and laid down on the sled, waiting for death to come. I could feel myself slipping into a deep sleep and my eyes began to close, the next thing I remember is waking up in an igloo of sorts with a fire raging! It was at that moment that the monster came in! I was sure that he had taken me in so that he could feed on me for sustenance. I backed up away from him and grabbed a
I will not be your next meal” I screamed. I looked down the shaft of the spear and saw it was covered in blood almost all the way up to my hands. The only reaction on the monster's face was one of slight annoyance. “I would not have nursed you back to health just to eat you” he replied. After I put down the spear he told me of how he has been living in this igloo since he escaped from the ship’s cabin. He could not bring himself to end his life so he instead decided to stay in this remote region far from any humans and suffer the brutal weather as retribution for his actions. He took the spear from my hands and threw it across the igloo. “I have been living here for many weeks and if you wish to join me, I believe we can live together peacefully. It will not be luxurious but you will have food and be warm” He said. I weighed my options in my head and realized I had no options, so I agreed. This Conversation happened almost a month ago and since then we have been living together. The monster has taught me how to hunt and fish in these remote parts and in return I tell him anything I can. The monster has traveled the world but he is still curious and I impart on him any knowledge I