(his reply takes about an hour or two, since he's transcribing the spells)
[Handwriting Sample]
[Transcribed immediately from Essek's spellbook are the following: Counterspell & Dispel Magic]
If you are able to find your own paper, or to use this as a makeshift spellbook, perhaps it will help? Neither of these require components to cast, so you may have good luck, should you require them.
While you have it, and while presented the opportunity, it is a good time to study it? I do not begrudge you of that, even if this house is empty and we miss you. I miss you. My words were-- not a reflection of any feelings towards you, only to my own past, coming to the surface. You were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time and I took my frustrations out on you. For that, I am sorry.
But I do wish I could be there with you, we are better at these things as a whole than we are apart.