There once was a strange little minnow who loved to sing. Her mother was a singer too, like bells her voice did ring. But the blibs and the blubs of the river tongue were hard to use. The minnow wanted to go up on land, and maybe even wear shoes! But the minnow was not […]
Entry One: “Be good, Minnow.” was the last thing my mother said to me as I gracelessly skittered out the door and down the foothill towards town. An odd pet name for a young Lamia, to be sure, but now as my very understanding of the world has been pulled out from beneath me it […]
Entry 16: I’m exhausted. One can only deal with so much for so long before they just need a break, but I don’t think I have time for such a luxury. I think we’re all wearing down. Miharu is looking worn, thanks to Oni, and I think she might just quit this lifestyle all-together. It […]
Entry 15: So it seems it’s Shai’s time to shine, but should she fade away before she has shone would that be fine? Times are tough, and her mind is rough and it seems this lass must choose fast, for her destiny has docked and opportunity has knocked and she must board this ship before […]
Entry 14: I’ve been thinking a lot about how poor Miharu is estranged from her mother. That just isn’t any good. The mother-daughter relationship is the most important one! I wouldn’t even be alive without my mother, and I don’t mean that in the “she gave birth to me†sense. She provided me with food […]
Entry Thirteen: What is it that makes up a person? Is it their hopes and dreams? Their skills and flaws? Or are we simply the sum of our decisions and actions. That is how history shall remember us. Motivations and intentions will be lost, and all that remains of us will be a dotted list […]
Entry Twelve: Too much depressing stuff has been going on. Gray and gray morality everywhere. I’ve been making decisions left and right, and I can’t if they are the right ones, (as opposed to the wrong ones, not the left ones) and that can’t be good. I really wish I could talk to my mother. […]
What’s done is done. Lamenting in my old decisions will accomplish nothing. My goal is to overthrow this empire to save my people, and right now following Azriel is the only way I can see to go about that. People have died for this goal, died for me, and it’s my duty to see this […]
Entry Ten: I’m not as oblivious as people think I am. I’ve always been fully aware of the intricate network of flaws and crazy that makes up my mind, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a slave to them. (It’s funny because I was sold into slavery once.) I’ve always been a dreamer, but the […]
Entry Nine: Azriel hasn’t changed at all. Although I suddenly don’t mind him all that much. I guess things have been put into perspective for me lately. Personal pride is meaningless in times like these. I also get the slightest notion that he respects me now, so that’s nice. He still doesn’t brighten my day […]
