Not a City Gal Anymore WIP

My dearest Truth,
I have compiled a collection of diary entries below to give to you whenever you come back to me. I don't know if I'm wasting my time looking for you here and I just hope you'll forgive me if I am. I honestly didn't know where else to turn and the worm in my brain isn't keen to offer guidance either. God this is all so messy.
 

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16/4
 
One step off that damned ship and I knew I wasn't in my element. The wide open horizon and infinite directions was intimidating, but I didn't exactly have time to wallow in my situation. I was shoved together with 4 other misfits and sent on my merry way. It's funny, really, how all your training goes out the window when your environment changes. I barely got a motive from any of the others as we travelled. Ivy is a wayward druid trying to find her way in the world. I kinda envy how free she is. Aurelia seems to be out here to grapple with some, shall we say personal issues, as well as to earn coin. A respectable enough endeavour. Theodora appears to be travelling to fulfil her role in a prophesy from her people and, even if she won't admit it to herself, to cure herself from chronic self-consciousness. Curious, that one it. I'll have to keep an eye on if that prophesy manifests. And Wog, Wog is special. It's strange, really, how the two of us can share a thirst of knowledge and basically nothing else.
 
Regardless, we set out from the outpost aimless and unprepared. Well, I was unprepared. Who knew you'd need rations in an un-inhabited wilderness. After a bit of travel things were looking up when a deer crossed my sights, but I guess I was too eager as when Ivy went to lower my crossbow, a huge beast snatched the doe from in front of us and made off. A manticore, it was called. Apparently. Going to have to chalk that knowledge up to You Know Who. (But seriously, I'm going to have to research those things). I guess I should trust people with nature magic about nature from now on - who knows what would have happened if that thing got its prey snatched from right under it. Plus she did create much needed food in the form of Goodberries, so I guess she's onto something.
 
As we bedded down for the night, I took the time to pull Rat from the ether. I wasn't exactly happy with his form, but I guess an owl *is* more useful out here for the moment. Still doesn't feel right creating life from that wretched book but I missed his company.
 
17/4
 
An early start for an eventful day. We decided to make our way quickly through the forest, using Rat as a guide (I guess some things never change). The little guy spotted a watering hole for us, and naturally we headed over in search of food, action or both. I can't say I was expecting to find a half drowned horse. Although it took the 5 of us and then some (rest in peace octopi, you truly were the best of us), the horse was free, dry, and being coddled by Ivy. It's charming to see how a bond can be so quickly formed. Berry was no sooner rescued than he was named and fed. I hope they manage to stay together.
 
18/4