Journal Entry VIII

The mysteries and subsequent questions keep piling up. It's this place- There's something about it that makes everything so unclear... Perhaps it's the mists.
Regardless, we found out about Cedar's bizarre past with the Blue Water Inn's bard, Rictavio. They were close friends, apparently, though Cedar has forgotten everything.
It seems odd that a bard would partner with such a large creature as a travelling companion, but that's just a thought.
Rictavio expressed his wishes to unleash the mutant tiger on to the Vistani camp. He considers all of the Vistani 'evil', despite proof that there are Vistani who are not followers of Strahd. He couldn't be swayed to consider an alternative. He maintains that the tiger poses no threat to anyone other than Vistani.
 
According to Rictavio, his father had a connection to Sabine. I would have liked to have asked him some questions, but apparently he has lost his memory. He will be of little use if he doesn't remember anything...
 
When we finally got to the Wizard's Tower, Cedar found a letter that had been written by Sabine for Danika regarding the operation of the tower and its floors.
...Seeing her handwriting again feels so surreal. The letter was written almost as if she was still...
 
Ztx nuz dtxyx. Ztx pxxqz zi lqizx rod... iod ip yxult...
 
... Dtaz az diydoyioz.
 
I digress.
 
The tower floors were rotten, barely able to hold half of my weight on the worst affected floor. Lysette fell through the third floor, thankfully I was able to grab her before she hurt herself. Unfortunately I lost my balance.
Faced with a lethal drop, I somehow turned into a raven to save my life. I don't know how or why. Memories tell me it had something to do with Sabine...
Likx rule di kx. Jqxuzx.
 
The puzzles in this place left us with even more questions. Who is Exethanter? What is this locked book and whose soul resides within it? Is it... her? I can only guess. How do we find out? Can we help her?
Xy nusd di nuex oj pyik ntudxbxy saftdkuyx dtaz jqulx az.