Lost & Confounded

A Raven in a hiding hole

May not know where the seasons go

And by the time fear passes by,

The hole might invite hungry eyes!

 
So leave before the winter falls

And flee while whisp'ring quiet calls

To Power which consumes the whole,

Then forms a hunger in the soul!

 
 
The language of various creatures has always fascinated me, and nightly rumination upon them has oftentimes given me necessary repose when I heard our walls clamor and crack. Orcs do not write like goblins, and fey do not write as elves do, though in both you see similarities which perhaps arose from a shared script. Goblins and orcs have the same spelling for a word which means to lift, though in Orcish the word can also be used as a noun when describing an object or bundle of objects which may be lifted. This use doesn't exist in Goblin, but they do have more words for pushing, pulling, dragging, and tying. These kinds of distinctions exist in much the same way for elves and fey creatures. However, it may be possible these similarities and distinctions in writing came about purely from cultural influence. I don't know much about the origin of cultures and their written language, nor the impact script had upon the evolution of it, but this type of reflection gave rise to my own idle attempts at creating written language of my own. I would occasionally show these attempts to Addison to little effect, though he'd certainly act interested, but eventually we did find an unintended use for it in occasionally eluding the wrath of a particular town librarian.
 
I digress under pressure, evidently. We've lost Eilyse, and I can only assume her and Mel were forcibly dragged in the presence of one of her unscrupulous siblings, as they are missing as well. We tried very hard to find her, but we could not, and have now decided we must move on. We've encountered a pattern of misery and progression which leads me to believe they must somehow be aligned, and I am led to wonder what this group would have done had the same misfortune befallen myself. I travel with reliable companions, but I must become more reliable if I'm to prevent further afflictions. I know there is something beyond my own capabilities and I've seen it recently! I am able to reach out and force a kind of empathy in others. If this is part of the deal, then I accept.