Dear Mom,

Lion and I went out for a walk today. It was a much needed break from all of the Gems. There has been a lot of tension in the house recently, and I couldn't take the stress. Luckily, Lion is always here for me. I could just bury my face in his pink fur and forget about a lot of things, and Lion wouldn't care. Sometimes, he reminds me of you, even though I never really met you.

Oh yeah! Lion belonged to you, right Mom? Man, it was so weird finding out that there is a secret room beyond Lion's mane! It's hard to breathe in there, but I like it. Did you use to go in there a lot to escape? It's so nice... It upset Pearl though. She didn't like the fact that you hid something from her. You know, Pearl gets worse and worse every day. It's kind of my fault, and this gem here is there to remind me.

Ah, oops. Sorry about that. Your gem- my gem is really nice. I can't imagine what would happen if something bad happened to it. I suppose we could talk about that in another letter, though. My mood is already down in the dumps as it is.

Anyway, Lion is nudging me right now and is making it hard for me to write. I suppose I'll talk to you another time, Mom.

Love,

Steven Universe