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Uktar 28, 1492

Going Back

by Flicker Greenridge

Everyone's alive. Everyone. Even the child, exposed for days to the chill and claw, swallowed whole, alive still. Even Helaena, despite the fall, body and bravado intact. Everyone.
 
Why is that so surprising to me?
 
They're so capable, I should've had confidence. We've been getting stronger for..how long now....over a month of risking our lives, gathering supplies, honing our skills, tracking and learning and growing and - just over a month. I suppose that's not a long time, is it? But I'm able to do so much more now.
 
That was the goal, no? Or at least a goal on the way to the goal. A subgoal? The means to the end perhaps. To get stronger. To call upon and control the powers granted.
 
It almost feels...it's...limitless potential. Nearly so. If I dedicate only more time and meditation to the communion with nature...
 
Is it strength still needed?
 
Or discipline....
 
Achieved through travel and vengeance or quiet reflection and service, I wonder.
 
No. Not really. I don't wonder, I know. I contemplate, rather.
 
What's the next step?
 
 

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    Marpenoth 29, 1492
  2. Poor Judgement
    Marpenoth 30, 1492
  3. Second Thoughts
    Uktar 1, 1492
  4. Being Present
    Uktar 2, 1492 - day
  5. Getting Through
    Uktar 2, 1492 - night
  6. Organizing Ideas
    Uktar 3, 1492 - part 1
  7. Strange Happenings
    Uktar 3, 1492 - part 2
  8. More Surprises
    Uktar 3, 1492 - part 3
  9. Shell Games
    Uktar 3, 1492 - part 4
  10. Clipped Notes
    Uktar 4-6, 1492
  11. Logging Camp
    Uktar 6, 1492
  12. Years Ago
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  13. During Watch
    Uktar 7, 1492
  14. The Band
    Marpenoth 2, 1492
  15. Of Apples
    Uktar 8, 1492
  16. In Town
    Uktar 9-11, 1492
  17. Meeting Falcon
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  18. Woodland Walk
    Uktar 15-16, 1492
  19. Mad Manse
    Uktar 16, 1492
  20. Still Up
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  21. Processing Change
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  22. Three Down
    Uktar 17, 1492
  23. New Debt
    Uktar 18, 1492
  24. To Return
    Uktar 19-20, 1492
  25. Kindling Papers
    Morning of Uktar 21, 1492
  26. Light(ning) House
    Uktar 21, 1492
  27. Cloudy Mind
    Morning of Uktar 23, 1492
  28. Pip Stonehill
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  29. Herbal Teas
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  30. Ice Wall
    Uktar 26, 1492
  31. Going Back
    Uktar 28, 1492
  32. An Ending
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