Entry+Five

The city is nice enough. We attend one of Arion's Mom's performances. Dunin dances with me. I can't breath, my whole body tingles, does he feel the same way, why doesn't he notice? Thank Jaspeth that there is a small grove and cave just outside town where I can call home. Finally some peace and quiet, with fresh air. The rest of the group including Dunin rented a house in town. I spent my days gathering food for them and working with leather for money. I am working on a set of armour now. Sasha seems to really like our visits with the kids. Kirin is usually running like a wild monkey with Eli chasing behind, everyday when I get there. I feel so sorry for Jen and Arion, how do they keep thier sanity. Rumors are still flying about missing girls. This city does not seem to hold any of the red back clan. Dunin spends most of his time hunting and who knows what else. I keep getting the feeling that Arion is hiding something, I am not sure what but, don't understand how he thinks keep Eli safe. September 22- I wake up to the wonderful smells of the changing of Seasons. Autumn is upon us. Happy Birthday to me. How I long for the funloving carefree days in Spiritwood. There would have been a big party and celebration of my 18th Birthday. Lots of food and fun, but instead because of my stupidity I will spend it alone, nothing more than any other day. I have always been cautious how could I have made such a huge mistake? How could I have been so stupid as to lead them back to where I lived bringing such doom to the ones I love. To my surprise Dunin shows up at the cave around noon. "Happy Birthday Dru, l brought you a picnic." He brought wine, bread, cheese, salted mutten, fruit salad. I should have known that he wouldn't forget my birthday. Oh how he looks in the Autumn sun. I can't look away from those deep intriging blue eyes. I could be entransed by those for days. Hanging on his every word as he tells of recent hunts and we discuss the changing of seasons. Would he ever notice, will he ever give me what I long for. Why does he torture me so? I spend the rest of the day floating through my routine. How he makes by whole body tingle. Maybe soon. October 4 - When I showed up at the house today there was a messenger at the door, gave Arion a message, Kirin and I escorted him to the outskirts of town to where a messenger waited. Then came back to the house and worked on lunch with Jen. I asked Kirin and Eli if they wanted to help me make muffins. Both were very excited. Neither knew a thing about cooking. Kirin puts silverware in his sandwiches. At least they helped clean. Poor Jen I don't know how se does it. There was flour everywhere. Arion is being very secretive about the messages, I mentioned was there trouble and he said we could talk later. I head back to the cave as usual. When I returned that evening I found that Arion, Eli, and Kirin were attacked by some bat creature while at the pond. I cured Kirin's wound as he threw up on me. Something didn't look right. Arion and I take Kirin to the temple healer. They inform us that there is no antidote and gave us some herbs for Kirin to take for the next 3 days to counter the poisoning. Attacks have been happening outside of town. Arion mentions that Eli did something that scared them away. I also heard Eli whisper "there here". Non of this makes any sense. If Eli know how to repel them then I need to know so we can save the animals and people around us. Arion is so short with his answers I fear he is hiding something and going to needlessly bring doom to the ones around him. We get back and Jen says I can stay. I thank her, I want to stay where I am comfortable, can think, and possible find a solution. Arion insist on walking his Mom home and Dunin insist on staying with me that evening. We start talking about all the strangness going on. I can feel it in the air something is not right. It's like the magic is being sucked away. Dunin insist that we return and get some answers from Arion. So I did. Dunin asks few questions, Arion just talks in circles, not saying anything. For some reason he does not see how asking Eli questions is going to help. Dunin tells me to grow up, who exactly does he think he is. He wasn't getting anywhere either. Both Arion and Dunin want me to stay in town that night so I said I would if I could stay outside. Dunin, yells at me some more and states that is was Whestyns dying breath that he promised to take care of me. He watched Whestyn die. With this I couldn't take no more. I gave in and went to Dunin's room and cried. Once Dunin was asleep I snuck down to the living room where he was and meditated like had so many time with Whestyn. The next morning Dunin won't let me go with and he says he is not hunting he is going to talk to his people. He will meet me in town at noon. I did detect evil on Eli and she was not evil. I decide to go hunting and find a sheep that had been burrowed through. I cut some of the meat and hide to do further research on an antidote. Brought the food back to Jen and met up with Dunin. Eli picked some flowers for me and said this way I dont' have to be sad anymore. She does not understand she killed off souls of nature, how do you explain that to a six year old. We go back to his room to talk, I let him know what I found and asked if he buried Whestyn, he said there wasn't time for that. I kissed his forehead and I left the room. After talking to Arion about where I could go to analyze this meat and sell some more of my work, Jen went with.