20th of LateSpring, 394

We rode into Saltwatch as the sun began to disappear. It is a small town by the standards of this place, Laurin says that about 1600 people live here. It is large enough to have an inn, which had one room available. We have taken the room for 3 nights, we...

We will be on this road for perhaps two more days, and then I will truly get to see what my new companion can do. We have so far been able to travel carrying very little while still eating very well, which has allowed us to move quickly. I am not worried....

We have travelled off of the main east/west road to one that runs to the south-east. Laurin tells me that we are about 4 days now from the town of Saltwatch, which will be our last day on road. I have to say I am somewhat glad of this, I long to be away f...

Very little has changed over the last few days. Laurin remains a mystery. The Cavaeden do not have an order of Attunement, those among us who can speak across the mycelial network operate as part of the clan, valued but not separated. Here in Kiragz thing...

We move at a fast but not punishing pace, and still I find myself tired. My new companion walks swiftly and remains mostly silent. I haven't learned much about them. Their falcon, Atcheless, is a splendid creature who spends the days watching for trouble ...

Tomorrow I will take my leave of this place and once again head out on my own. I will not be afraid, either for myself or for Kolbrá. She is strong and does not need my council here, although I worry about her safety. Only one guard is not enough. But sh...

It will only be a few days now until we arrive in Sprin. I am told the city is smaller than Felvavik, but still very large. Over 30,000 people.... I don't know that I'll ever get used to the idea of so many people at once. If the wind stays strong we will...

Tonight Kolbrá told me a story about sone of the new constellations, the one they call the Diplomat. The diplomats story happens many times, of course. In the version she told me, there are two kingdoms at war. The diplomat is the younger brother of the ...

Kolbrá tells me that her people's name for the constellation that we call Envy is the lovers. In Cavae, there are many stories about the goddess, about heroes and kingdoms destroyed by her power. The Sormelah have a different approach to telling stories ...

This Moonsday marks two weeks since the ambush on the road. I don't know where I expected to find myself, but it was not here. I don't think I had any expectations, that first week wandering northward in Ashes. Maybe to find some sort of work swinging an ...

I did not expect the stars to change this much. But as we head north, my old stars head south. Kolbrá and I went out on the deck late last night. She wanted to hear more Cavaeden stories, but I got her to swap stories. The Cavae do not have stories for s...

I do not know if it is the constant motion of the ship or simply part of her condition, but Kolbrá has had difficulty these last couple of days. She has been favoring her right side more and it appears to me that she is in pain. I would ask if there was ...

There's is very little to do on this ship for those of us who know nothing about sailing. The handful of soldiers that accompany us spend their days playing cards and drilling, Ursula and I spar with them and with each other. Kolbrá spends most of her ti...

I believe I can write today, as I have finally found my feet. The sailors say that it is normal, the first time one goes to sea, to be sick, but there is nothing normal about this "sea sickness". I have rarely wished so much for death. What is worse, nei...

Who is it that is so desperate to kill this woman? We have faced 3 assassination attempts in a little more than a week. I do not know how long we can keep being lucky, this last time... This last time both Ursula and I left Kolbrá's side. I do not kno...

Today was an easy day, once we got past the rapids. I do not understand how Hallberg does this for fun, riding these flimsy boats down the river. Perhaps this is a truth about the life of a merchant, that there so few opportunities to die that she must ma...

Ursula Franzdottir is indeed a formidable warrior. Our match today was, I hope, only the first of many. There is much I can learn from wrestling with her, I have not faced many flying opponents. I was reminded of wrestling with my siblings. I miss them...

Kolbrá has heard my story, and accepted my service. An axe with purpose is a lighter burden. I feel... I do not know how I feel. Only that something has cut loose inside me, and I feel stronger and more alive....

I do not think this Princess can know how much her words wounded me. Perhaps she does and wished to put me in my place, but I do not think so. I think she is defending herself and her decisions. They are a strange people, these people of Ashes, and her wa...

Today was an easy day, once we got past the rapids. I do not understand how Hallberg does this for fun, riding these flimsy boats down the river. Perhaps this is a truth about the life of a merchant, that there so few opportunities to die that she must ma...

A lot has happened since the last time I had a chance to write. I'm sitting in a forest, on the banks of a river in this strange foreign land. You wouldn't think things would be so different away from Cavae, but they are. It's colder there, for one thing,...

I don't know what the gods have decided for me, but whatever it is, they seem cruel. This woman and her protector seem to be looking to me of all people to help them... and with what I don't know. The woman, Kolbrá, is a mystery to me. I believe she i...