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I think I'm finally beginning to get the hang of the Atsirian alphabet. At least, I believe I'm getting the hang of how it's spoken. Writing is still much harder for me, but I'm working on it and it's gradually ( Read more... )

It occurred to me, today, how different all of this is from what I always had planned for myself. All throughout my childhood, I was so bent on the concept of becoming a knight that it about consumed me, when all was said and done. This certainly isn't too different, but it's different enough to matter, in my opinion. Though I wouldn't trade it, to ( Read more... )

Mm, well, we did manage to dodge the rain. I've been informed it's likely to be dry as a bone in the desert until we reach our next waytown, and then we'll be thoroughly drenched. Not an experience I'm honestly looking forward to, but I suppose every day has some of those ( Read more... )

It's remarkable how I don't bother unpacking whenever we arrive in cities anymore. "Time to start getting ready to go," he says, as though all of us haven't been ready to pick up and leave at the drop of a hat since we first arrived ( Read more... )

Well, Feldri is hardly exciting as can be, but it could be worse. Perhaps the months in the middle of nowhere have given me a bit of a bias. The party for the Night of the Dead was certainly fun enough. I have to say, I didn't know quite what to expect, but that wasn't quite it. In a good way, though, I must say ( Read more... )

I've managed to procure a mask. And while my costume is certainly hastily put together, I'm not likely to be attending any parties of relative importance, so I'll survive. The mask is a bird, which I know is probably very typical, but it was the one which caught my eye the most. I suppose it's a very popular choice, but I just find it much easier ( Read more... )

I've been informed that we'll arrive at Feldri within the week, which I have to say is absolutely wonderful news. I've also been informed that I haven't truly celebrated the Night of the Dead until I've been in Atsiria for one. The choice of words makes me a bit skeptical, but then again, I've heard things here and there. I'm not sure what the ( Read more... )

Well, I'm afraid the Festival was uneventful for me. I'm not particularly disappointed, but then, as I said, the holiday's never meant that much to me. We stopped for a bit and swapped our gifts, and once we settled down for the night we all had some drinks that Gareth picked up in town for just the occasion, but the next morning we were off right ( Read more... )

Well, this will certainly be the first Festival I've spent not in a city. I suppose I have to get used to it, since it's likely to be quite common for the rest of my life, but to tell the truth, I don't find myself that bothered in the first place. I bought some gifts when we stopped before, and mailed off the very few that required sending. The ( Read more... )

You know the curious thing about travel, is that you tend to forget how nice it is when you're not traveling. Mm, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but I don't think I ever realized how wonderful baths actually were until just now. Mm, I could stay in one all day and do nothing else and be perfectly content ( Read more... )