[LordCove]

Explorer's.....the name's had more meaning as of late.

The Rift...not somewhere no one's been, but certainly an interesting place. We massed at Godims, took the long road and ventured down. Ended up bumping into Ket and Beasty on route too, and they joined us down.
Diamonds were chiseled, and Cobalt and Addy mined. The place was bigger than I thought, but we had little trouble.

The Great Oak....Hell yes, for so long I'd wanted to see it, but of course, the tales of death to those not warded kept me from braving it. A small mapping expedition turned into a full blown Exploration, and after chopping a little Yew for myself, Ket led us to the Great Oak.
Instantly I stopped. " Wont we bloody die!"
But he grinned and pulled out some kind of Amulet.
A few minutes later, I stood before the Great Oak, holding Tegan's hand tightly, and simply marveling at where I was and what I saw.

Katrina's been getting into trouble....she always seems to rub people the wrong way, and I seem to be the only one to jump in and try and calm things. Haljamar asked me if she was my sister, to which I laughed of course not, but he shrugged and said " I just wondered why it was you cared and protected her?"
It kinda stumped me and I couldn't answer. The poor lass gets kicked from town to town, cursed and shouted at, ignored, and yet it's obvious she's some kind of mental problem. People are much more prepared to simply cast her aside and ignore her than tolerate her illness.
Besides, sometimes she has moments of clarity and makes me laugh.

Been practicing Elven a lot, using them in my day to day chores, which is causing a few folks to look at me strangely. I'm even able to follow short stints of other's conversations, though they talk way to fast for me to follow it all.

Tegan and me are doing fine....hell....better than fine. I never realised how much time had passed....we've been together for over a year now. All my fears of competition from other's, her leaving me for them, even of me screwing up are slowly fading.
I spend most of my time at hers now, waiting for her to come waltzing in through the door, a fresh bag of pecans and blueberries in her hand and a smile on her face.
Aint nothing better.