Dear Diary,
Hello again...it has been a long time since I have written and sadly much has happened. I sit here on this cold night, watching the fire burn out. August lies sleeping next to me. Only august-we left the rest of the Companions of Destiny. Tibor, Ted, Rylandrelle, and Jelek are helping to save what is left of Coopersville while August and I return to Edilar. I will miss them greatly. During our time together we all became great friends...someday we will reunite, I am sure of it.
This mess all started in Jay's castle, when we learned about the threat on Eldo's life. We hastily headed for Coopersville but our attempt at saving him was just that, only an attempt. We met with him...oh how it pains me to pen these words...we met with him and we were attacked. Shadow Orcs jumped from the walls around us and they killed Eldo. We feared for J'lanth's life, too, so when we managed to temporarily fight off the Orcs, we rushed to meet with him. On our way we were detained by guards, thinking that we were the killers of Eldo captured us...we managed to escape however. We found J'Lanth and rushed him to safety, or so we had thought. Shadow Orcs again appeared, and one hit him with a lucky shot. He too was murdered. I should have been able to save them. J'Lanth's life slipped through my fingers and all I could do was watch. His wound was far from fatal but the poison they used was not. It was so swift that I had no time to try to remove it. I should have been able to save them.
Coopersville is now almost totally destroyed. Nearly everything was burned down. The city had large tents set up for the wounded and everyone was surprisingly organized. Tibor was almost killed but he was nursed back to health in one of the tents. Oddly enough we met Malrift there. He questioned me heavily about the deaths and attack on Coopersville, said it was for The Order of The Sword. I felt like I was suddenly on trial...not a very friendly interrogation, I’ll say that. I fear what that man has become. He has so much hate in his eyes, he's hardly the person I once knew.
I can't believe all of this madness. These events are all so dizzying it feels almost like a dream. This has been the first quiet night and still I cannot sleep. August looks so sound and peaceful tonight. He's been quiet upset about all of the goings on and I just hate to see all that pain built up in him. I've been watching him sleep for a while now, I just cannot stand thinking about the conversation we had earlier. Before we left our companions I told them my name. Leaving them with a lie unsettled me so I told my trusted friends my biggest secret. August looked at me strangely and it was only until later, when we were alone, that he told me why. He knew of me! It turns out that he trained at Navelorn under none other than D'Ellis himself. Can you believe that all this time I have been harboring feelings for my love's former confidant and student? Part of me feels guilty...but the other part is relieved- relieved because August confessed that he had feelings for me. He didn't say much, only that my confirming my love for Dls saddened him, and that he too held a place for me in his heart. I didn't get to reply however; a guard’s rude greeting startled us. I must admit though, I'm kind of glad that we were interrupted. I'm not quite sure what to say to him. He is my closest friend and we have shared so much. Not a secret lie between us. But...I love D'Ellis. I always will. I feel him with me wherever I go. Even now as I gaze at August in the dimming campfire lighy I can feel Dls in my heart. But what can I say about love? Why does such a beautiful thing have to hurt so much?
Its love that is bringing me home, love for my people, but it is also love that is pushing me away, HIS love...Can you call that love though? How can you betray someone like that and still call it love? I'm sure HE'll be looking for me, He knows that I can't abandon my race and ignore Edilar's call for her people. Hopefully he won't find me in all this chaos. Even if he does, I'm not the same person I was, he'll be in for a fight this time.
Ah, but I digress, there are more serious things going on. Tomorrow hopefully we'll reach the Norben Brotherhood. They will know if there is truth behind the claim that Edilar wants to succeed from the confederation.
Your Humble Servant,
Vitriol
...I should have been able to save them.
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