Brigan 16

Dearest Diary,
 
I write to you aboard a small ship, winding it's way up the river to the Great Works. After the heist, the Ogre noticed the intrusion the next day, and called for a faculty meeting. Naturally, I opted to skip the meeting and depart with my new companions instead. We found a ship traveling to the Works and paid for passage. Erwood actually tried to get me to pay for everyone by saying this was part of my expedition (we're were literally going in the opposite direction!). I admit that I didn't mind the detour too much. After so many years toiling away at the Academy, I think I've earned a small vacation before continuing my work.
 
It hasn't been the most comfortable ride, but the crew was most eager and accommodating to me, so along with these notes on the Tenebrous, I had a few things to keep my occupied and stimulated. It's only now that I've finished reading everything (there were some interesting, but unverifiable, theories) and my interest in the crew as waned, that I've found the time to write in you again.
 
We stopped by two villages on the way. Both were quaint, but still lovely in their own way (Note to self: buy some more cider for Popsicle on the way back). Unfortunately, both also had some minor problems and doubly unfortunate is that this group can't seem to help but stick their collective noses into everyone's problems. Honestly, I shudder to think what will waylay them in the Works, if evil cats and a case of minor extortion gets them so excited. Both times, Erwood expected a reward for our (yes, they kept roping me into it too!) efforts, from the obviously poor villages. He end up trying to get them to grow his legend, as if he was some character in story. A bit ridiculous to me, but I did get a lovely cloak out of it.