17. Jobs galore

by Lady Leticia Scarlet-Bloesembhel Voetdhel-Montaneus

I've been working away at the jobs per Sniffles suggestion. I think I've got a pretty good handle on what I am doing and I want to try to aim for. I am thinking of either joining The Association of Bankers and Moneylenders OR The Eisen National Association of Barristers. With either I can use the knowledge gained from them to grow my 'base' so to speak. Once I have raised enough capital I can start focusing on my 'power' if that makes sense. I have 3 years but I want to go home. I miss home... And while it was nice seeing my Aunts the few times they decide to travel to visit me it's been nerve wracking. I can't go back home yet, I haven't heard from my Aunts or my mentor Sniffles... And I miss home. Its hard to ache for something you know is within reach yet still so far away.

Changing topics, Brutus is doing well. He's getting better at following commands. I don't feel so nervous when taking him to the park. He's not pulling on his leash like he used to. I still haven't fixed his eating habit but in a way I can understand it. That time I was being starved still haunts me. I feel nervous if I don't have food on me. Maybe one day I'll be okay with not having good berry loaded in my daily spells or travel without snacks. I am going through the mental exercises that Sniffles set up for me. (I usually do them when I catch a ride to my job.) I hope one day I am strong enough to be able to freely shift like Sniffles. I'd love to be able to fly to where I need to go and still have wild shapes left! I hope I'll be as powerful as them. Both of my mothers sisters grew powerful enough to fly but didn't get much further. Aunty Leandra told me that everyone grows and learns at different rates and I just need to be patient. She's made more progress over the years I've been away. And from what I heard things are going well, they almost have Mattia Verdant-Tommaso in their grasp. Once he's safe I think we'll all be more relieved.

It still concerns me that he has not shown any talent towards magic. Mother's family usually has girls... But I believe we had an uncle 3-4 generations ago that was considered because they had a decent amount of magic... but was passed over because they became an artificer instead of a Druid. If he doesn't show any talent next year or the year after (12-13) then he probably didn't inherit the gift. I remember Mom and Aunt Leandra talking about his birthmark, it was very light. They were concerned that he might not inherit the gift. He'd need to marry a druid who could act as a steward for the land. My uncles are probably nervous about that. The Aunties have pretty good standing with the local druids and whoever is chosen as his 'bride' will have to be approved by the council (the local circles). They're loosing more and more of their grasp and I couldn't be happier. I just wish this was faster!

My uncles ventures to try to strip mine the mountain have been disastrously damaging. Since mothers family is no longer assisting and allowing them to run everything into the ground they are finally finding out why the rules that we had followed were there in the first place. The mud slides have damaged so much land but the people were safe at least due to my (mothers) family. The people are about to riot and apparently there's already talks about demanding to see/re-checking the paperwork to return it to my family (if the locals don't out right hang them). Their deeds (mothers family) in keeping the lands have been noted and my uncles are so close to loosing their heads. Which serves them right! They're idiots! I know they don't think much of us since the family is usually headed by a woman but still, this is so dumb! Why disregard good intel due to prejudice? They make no sense.

Uh, I'm upset. I'm going to sleep.

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01. Settling in

02. Fist Fight at a fancy Ball

03. It's a Lion not a 'Cat'

04. Patron's tea and dance

05. The escort job

06. Update: Today's purchase list

07. Escort for Bella and the Loot King

08. Sirens and a chase in town

09. Got abducted again

10. Jams and Jellies

11. New Dog

12. Guards in the Trees

13. Temple Visit

14. New Pup & Outing

15. Training exercises

16. Fighting over an idol

17. Jobs galore

18. New stationary

19. A small visit

20. Slaps and shows

21. Today's meal

22. Homesick

23. Lanterns in the sky

24. Baby in the park

25. The Heist

26. Update: Guild

27. Mines and Traps

28. New clothes

29. I made Journeyer!

30. Investment shopping

31. The Pit (fights)

32. Ghosts of the past

33. Unexpected ending in a Play

34. Today's meal
https://www.worldanvil.com/hero/journal/1aa083c5-ae1f-4624-a724-197a3f8704e3/view

35. Spies and secrets

36. Wanted: Three Hand Gang (WED)

37. Well it's official

38. Hags and stones

39. Death and visitations

40. the shell game

41. Anger and plots

42. The jobs so far

43. (Doodles)

44. Meetings and Partings

45. Double checking

46. An office Scene
8/01/2023

47. An(other) office Scene

48. Paperwork

49. Behind the curve

50. Notes and notation

51. Cake and notes

52. Paperwork on the high seas

53. Pics and notes

54. A small talk

55. Small notes

56. The Dressmaker

57. (food)

58. Notes

59. Putting the clues together

60. Notes

61. Tea cakes (& slights)

62. Updates

63. Board Meetings during battles

64. Updates

65. Field command

66. I am okay

67. Mountains of paperwork

68. Needed Vacation

70. A note

71. An update

72. Dissapointment

73. Notes

74. Journal entry

75. Ledgers

76. Food

77. An update

78. A thought

79. Basking in Dusk's light

80. A note

81. A letter home

82. A dream/a journal entry

83. An update

84. Working long hours

85. A dream, a memory

86. A meeting

87. The ride home

17. Jobs galore

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