Originally Posted: Tue May 10, 2005

Ala's Journal Dear Diary Why do they think my kid is too small... I guess it's cause they compare mine to their own. Oh well, they love him just the same. Vina is pregnant I'm very happy for her especially with all that's happened for her since I've met her. Torvil went on a hint today, It's the first time I've slept in bed alone since we first got together, it feels weird, I miss him.... Torvil's Journal Dear Journal, Here I am, outside and sleeping under the stars, while my wife and newest son rest in the cave a few miles distant. I can still see the cliffs from where I sit, and I really wish I could go back. Tomorrow is Mother's day... And I'm going to pop in for a visit in the morning... I'll shimmer in with some of the kill. Dad, Malkar, and I think we're going to have to head farther out still though, game's still not all that good around here. Malkar is going to launch an investigative search on the way back to find out what's wrong with the area that all the Game is moving out. Though, I do miss having Ala and Sur by my side tonight... Oh well, I guess I have to make do as is. Joman's having issues keeping up, hopefully this trip will toughen him up a little. I sense a small distrust between him and the other males, and that worries me a little. Not from him, but from them. The council under Shezar wasn't all that open to outsiders, and I think some of that is still present... I just hope nothing bad happens. It helps that Joman has a good sense of humor... I miss Ala and Surion... I bagged about ten deer, two bears, four wolves, and a boar today. The others did about half as well, and Joman bagged two deer. He's getting better, he's a natural at stalking, he just has issues with delivering the killing blow. I can't wait for Surion to grow up enough to join me on a hunt like this, where we can bond. I wonder what He and Ala are doing right now... Probably sleeping, or else he's giving her a hard time. I really miss them, and even though I could see them now, it's my duty to the cliffs, to my family there as well as to the others, that I help them in this hunt. With any luck we'll fill the larders up full for the time being, until game returns closer to the cliffs. I tested the ley earlier... I feel that a drought is coming, a bad one... I'll let Malkar know, so he can prepare. I found out where Asmodeus went... He was with Dia... Of all things... I kinda find it funny, I'd never have marked him as a man who would build relationships. Vina's pregnant now, and I'm proud. She did beef up a little though, but I'm sure she'll lose the weight. I really wish I could be with Ala and Lil Sur right now, but I'm still here, laying on the soft grass looking up into the starry sky. They should be here... It's magical, just the perfect peace. Oh well, I'd better put this up and get ready to go. I'm going to shimmer back in the morning, and then back out a few miles more, hopefully I'll be able to double my kills. Either way, we're doing our best, and I'm not the only one who's sitting and watching the cliffs, so I know I'm not alone in this feeling of want. Not suprising that... Ah! Malkar's calling me for the hunt meeting with Korvil and Joman, and then after that I'm going to squeak in a Dragon nap. Till next...