to d'cannith zorlan's credit: he recognized me by my brand of destiny
he's read my paper and he complimented my willingness to publish it even though it would horrify some people?
the important thing is that morran asked him to try and get merrix 2 to talk about their personal projects but zorlan wants to show us his personal projects first
at his personal laboratory on "lake dark"
he won't just tell us what they are and i dislike being in suspense
worse is that he asks us all to "keep an open mind"
that phrase has the flavor of "give me your honest opinion"
at one time i was annoyed because they're pointless phrases – shouldn't it be assumed i'm already doing those things?
now i'm annoyed because of the likelihood that i will regret doing so
i'll have plenty of opportunity to think about it because it'll be two days of road travel before we get to atur and i can't do much else in the meantime
this morning we met protocol officer "vedim halich" and he is an interesting fellow
he's very calm and composed but in an almost unsettling way that might have something to do with the wolf-like tattoos on his face and hands which serve as symbols of his position
i'm not sure what to make of him yet but he answers questions as clearly as he can and he seems trustworthy
he taught us all how to drive the "svestikar" which are carriages pulled by "svesti"
svesti are like caribou bred with the use of magic to become extraordinary
they are larger than horses and their fur is black as onyx and their antlers have twice the branches of any caribou i've ever seen and those antlers are clear like glass with glowing tips like their eyes
they're beautiful and they're such sweeties
they speak basic sylvan and they make it very clear that they love to go fast
like me they love to hear medya sing while we race to atur