Iselet.

Iselet is the Yesuan term given to something that gives one a sense of peace, or security. Each soldier is given a firearm, a rifle with which he may effectively fight. But most carry also a personal firearm, usually a handgun. This is the case with me.

My sweet Iselet…she aches to perform. She keeps me warm and her comforting presence nudges me gently in the night. My fingers fit around her in perfection, she is mine and I am hers. She strives to please, and she keeps her aim true when my hands—or my conscience—waver. So few understand, but she does indeed. She has seen it all with me: the blood, the charred flesh, the flame and mud and bleak grey skies. And yet, she has also seen the glory of a new day, and has seen it through the jaded eyes of a seasoned soldier: a beauty almost taken for granted at times. Sometimes I wonder if my Iselet is the only one who dares understand me.