[Notes and doodles written the morning of the Great Games Opening]
It has been so nice to have a few days to rest! It has given me some time to settle my emotions and quell the sadness and anger that overcame me upon finding out about the Neurdagons. I wanted to go and give them a piece of my mind as soon as possible, but Moxena asked us to wait so she could gather more concrete evidence. I wasn’t happy about it - well, I’m not happy about it - but I understand.
So, I had to try and distract myself instead. Honestly, I didn’t do a great job of it the first day; I may have moped around in a rather unbecoming way (I am only glad Versi was not here to see me sulking like a fledgling... what would she have thought of me!)
Luckily, I was saved from my own emotions by Zorrin and his friends. They invited me to play Twenty Squares and it was so much fun! A great, and much-needed, distraction. Though I will say, I am quickly discovering that the game gets a lot harder after a few drinks!
Let's see… what else? Oh! The mirror leaf. I was fretting about it something awful during my brief period of melancholy: I was worried that it might wilt, and that I had taken it from the plant for naught. But Hippofilius seems to think that the amount of metal the plant has absorbed should prevent that. Which means I can stop worrying about that, and instead focus on a way to keep it safe (for it is rather delicate and the edges are razor sharp.) For now, he has encased it in some tough twisted vines; which should work temporarily at least.
To my surprise, though, Alke said she might be able to help make something lasting with it (though I have to wait for her to get the right ingredients.) I didn’t realise she could do such things! But once again, she proves she really is so talented. Actually, all of my new friends are...
Y’know, after so long without meeting anyone new, I am so lucky to get to travel with such interesting people! If only the circumstances were not so dire… but you can’t have everything I suppose.
I should really start preparing for tonight. It is the opening ceremony of Capriole, or the Great Games, as they seem to call it in Mytros. I think we are racing to the top of a nearby mountain? I’m not particularly fast, so I don’t think I’ll do very well: but it is going to be such fun! And, of course, this means that the actual start of the Games, where I will finally get to see Versi again, is just two weeks away...