*Shiff enters his Room at the Leringard Arms, taking off his cloak and drooping it over a chair. He drops his bags at the foot of his bed, and lays Vicious on the table, the flaming blade extinguishing as he releases it. He then goes over to his chest and opens it. He rummages through the accumulated junk within to find an old staff he once found in the woods. As he removes the the staff and closes the chest, all the junk settles in an avalanche of noise. He then sets the staff besides Vicious and ponders them both for a moment, before sitting down at the table. He pulls out his black book from it's hiding place, and places it down on the table, and after opening it to a blank page, he begins to write.*
Life seems to be leading me in a new direction, or at least to considering a new direction. With me and Val getting married soon, I was thinking about what I would be doing, having Valmara around more, possibly starting a family... I can't be off fighting things and mining and getting into dangerous situations if I have a family to care for. I need something more... stationary, more.... I don't know what exactly. More useful in the long run of my life...
I've been thinking about taking up the study of magic... That old staff I found I'm going to keep with me for a while, see how it feels carrying it around like a mage... I've asked Elohanna if she would mind teaching me, and she seemed both serious and excited about the idea. I hope Valmara feels the same way...
Valmara.... The more I think about her these days the more I can't wait for the ceremony... We seem t have become so close lately, so in tune with eachother.... It's a great feeling....
The nightmares.... I still have them... Different though... Often they are just a sea of blood in which I float through alone, ending with the sight of a fallen loved one before I wake up with a yell... I want to go back to Haven, it's been over a year... two even.... I want revenge for what they did to me..... What the set loose in me.....
For now though, I worry about two things, Valmara, first and foremost, and then my future... There are many goals that I have abandoned since seeing that little girl die... Mastering my sword... Living up to Cole Norseman...
*he chuckles as he writes the next line*
______________________________Becoming famous... More then anything right now though I want to make Valmara happy, and keep her that way. I've waited so long for this, to finally be able to call her my own. I'll wonder about what my future will hold after I am married....
*he closes the book with a sigh, smiling to himself. He looks over to the spare bed in his room, the bed that was intended for Val so long ago when he originally rented the room.*
"Soon, Val... Real soon..."
*he picks up his things and exits from the Arms into the cold Leringard night, his staff in hand*