EIGHTEENTH ENTRY

Due to the constant stream of danger we have been in and the constant stress I have been under I fear I have neglected you dear Journal.
 
Many horrible things have happened since I last wrote in you I believe. The Emperor was murdered as was Alysisa, Cyne has since risen to the throne. We have begun to encounter creatures that are able to simply dodge away from me when I would normally strike them
 
We have been within a magical fey Mansion and it was an absolute nightmare. There was this really strange family with a lot of issues. The father was some insane bookkeeper who put people's souls into books (although this proved useful later.), the daughter who was scared of everything else in the mansion as far as I could tell. Finally the worst of the bunch, the son, he seems to have made some kind of deal with the fey and then reneged on whatever deal he made as far as I understand.
 
It started off as a trip to gain some strength and possibly some kind of magical weaponry if I understood our goals correctly. We went in with Midna watching us through a scrying spell so that she could get an idea of what we do.
 
Everything went to hell quite quickly though and we had to fight strange fey creatures all throughout the place and we eventually put the brother to rest and brought him to the father. Talinde was injured during this which sent Burdyr on the warpath. Thankfully we were able to get to Talinde in time so that resolved itself comfortably.
 
We then searched through the soul books and collected the few that we found with people worth saving. The greatest person found amongst the soul books is my fine companion Perci! They were the one who introduced me to the Bardic Arts so long ago and the inspiration for my old care-free lifestyle, how I wish the world allowed me to be so joyful and free still. We had quite a joyous reunion much to the pain of the party.
 
Soon after we finally left that horrible place and returned back to Ironfalls. I have not had such joy in a long time, my love, my child and my sister all in one place all safe and all happy. I wish this time could last forever, spending time together planning our wedding, eating cake made by a baking god, berating my Grandson in a loving manner. This time has truly been one of the most joyful in my long life.
 
As I write this Aniks, Licia and Malina sit around and discuss matters I assume are of grave import.
I wish they talked less and acted more.
 
 
 
Since it has been awhile I will also record my earlier list of complaints toward my Grandson for posterity sake.
 
"A list of complaints regarding Cyne as written by Ashlyn Alarian at the request of my traveling companions.
 
1. How stereotypical he was sitting in a dark corner of a tavern when I first met him. A terrible first impression.
 
2. He refused me entry into buildings several times due to me not joining his cult “The Shadows”.
 
3. The fact that his cult is called “The Shadows”, how teenage boy of him.
 
4. He harassed me constantly the night after Cid was slain by a Shadowy Dragon when I refused to leave the train in the creepy town.
 
5. He robbed me of my senses that same night when I refused to leave my cart on the train.
 
6. He made several rude comments about me kidnapping people when I adopted Midna
 
7. His sexual relations with multiple members of my traveling party and their breakups due to them not being “Royals”
 
8. On more than one occasion he has made fun of my fear of untrustworthy doors.
 
9. Complained about the amount of paperwork that he would have to do for me to adopt Midna.
 
10. At the ball that we attended I had to talk down an Archon from slaying him. While the Angel was quite the joy to talk to, the fact that the Archon was willing to slay him in the first place makes me disappointed in Cyne. One who is in line to be Emperor should be a model citizen and one that an Archon would refuse to harm.
 
11. The many times he has referred to me as “Grandma”. That is a rude thing to call a Lady who is not your grandmother.
 
12. He made disparaging comments about servants of Sarenrae being terrible dancers, which as we all know are untrue.
 
13. Unable to keep it down when participating in sexual activities. Can hear through walls."