Notes and Crap (entry thirty-one)

by Eligius Yami

Novia, it would seem the ranger Gene's hunch was right. He found us the main base of the Winter's Children, as the reports said from that one newsletter we found, it's situated in a white dragon lair deep within the northern regions of Kair's Reach, between the Skjalheim River and the Lifegiver Mountain range. The cultists had set up not a makeshift, but an actually realized fortification nestled along a gorge path that followed northward. Rad, Varis, and Kosuke's S.C.O.U.T. moved on ahead to see for any weaknesses in movement, or readiness, while Sol, Kosuke and I waited until the cold and dark of night before we made our move. In our waiting, I had asked of Julian on the how you say... difficult choice of what should be done with his father. By the sound of his answer, he wants him to pay for his crimes, but killing him? That I am not certain, I shall make my attempt to take him alive, face justice of those he wronged. That talking was rather "rudely interrupted" by Rad of all people, piling in days' worth of rations into his bag in quite a hurry, as if he was some dying animal! "I have a plan" he said, as wanted to use that meat as bait, to lure in glacial bears on the Winter's Children, and by Shizzy's ten fluffy tails it worked! It was MADNESS, not two, but four bears assaulted the wall, and tumbled parts of the stone down to rubble! The bears died off or ran away but the Winter's Children at the gate took casualties as well. Justice was swift, their deaths quick as we came upon them like the devils of the Nine Hells. While the others were searching the camp, I saw at the northbound edge of camp, the main camp of the Winter's Children, about a day's travel north, roughly the size of an entire town... I have doubts we'll be able to defeat all of them without a few scars, but we've managed such feats before have we not Empress? Will write once victory is achieved, and justice is brought upon Julian's father.

Eligius Yami

[hours later... after the argument with Azaerlea]

Azaerlea is a stuck-up snot nosed pitiful excuse of a devil. Their kind are beyond redemption and without souls! Novia, the soul trade of devilkind, I have some.... rather unkind words towards, as it is loathed by me, and the exploitation of souls will never not be evil. Life I see it as sacred, teeming all around us, souls within all life, the creatures of the lower planes seek to exploit that for their own gain. However.... I hate to admit, she has a point on some humanoids becoming evil, and dare I say, irredeemable. As I have learned along my path, it is the duty of good to put up a fight and stop them, even if it damns their souls to the Hells. I have much to ponder on this, but I know full well in my heart, to never trust a devil. I pray to Shizune every day that I eventually fulfill my contract with Azaerlea, so that I may be free of her infernal contraptions. Until then... I shall hold my hands away from my blade, soon...

I also must thank Joryth for his guidance in cooling my temperament, he's the anchor in my adrift ship as he would call himself. He told me of a fable, of four fishermen and the lake, and how each man sees the act of fishing, whether out of respect, or exploitative. He explained it is the duty of the good to cast out the evil before your "lake" is left barren, and some that are evil can be redeemed or pushed toward the right path, but some cannot. I reflect on this lesson with a haiku:

"Four men and a lake"
"A struggle against evil"
"Remain vigilant"

Eligius Yami

note to self: Perhaps I should have Joryth revived from the dead. I imagine it's taken his toll on him, being separate from his family. I wish to

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