[Filter: Aileen]

So, they're pretty nice. I'm trying not to be weird, I hope it's worked.

You -- you're kind of different with Hana than you are with Nansi, though. Maybe I'm wrong? I'm pretty sure I'm not, though, you act really different. Hana's just trying to be nice.

Summer is awful this far north. I always wake up early in the mornings because it's so bright. It wasn't like this in Aartyn at all.

I don't know how people can spend their whole lives with summers like this. I think I liked it better in winter. It was dark but at least you could sleep.

[Filter: Private]

What was he thinking.

How could he have --

Dragons, why would he have done that? Didn't he know how it would end? Didn't he realize that I'm married?

Didn't he know what it would -- do to me, to see his face again?

Pathetic little asswipe, comes up here drunk off his face and tries to ... tries to what? What was he even -- did he really think that when he said that I would just take Mal away from her father and ... and ...

... yeah, Davan, you should have said yes. You really should have.

But the window for that ... it's closed.

[Filter: Ree]

Hi, I, uh ... can we talk? Something ...

I'd really like to talk.

Okay, I think -- I think we've got to be getting close now, the trail's really fresh. Does anybody see anything? Anything?

Ugh, Miss Mianne. Think I'll be a tad late today, if that's all right. Was up a bit late last night and now my stomach's being right awful to me.

I'll try to make it in anyways, though. Wouldn't wanna leave you high and dry.

[Atsirian]

I ... there's so much to do. I wish Varnes hadn't misplaced his journal, but perhaps I should invite him over to talk about this ... but perhaps it's best if I do this by myself. That will -- it will be difficult, but if I

Ah, I -- I apologize. I simply started writing, and forgot to filter... You'd think it would be easier for me to remember, with how long I've had this book, but ...

Ah. I'm sorry, again.

[Filter: Private]

That


That went about as well as could be expected.

Dragons, what was I thinking would

I -- need to get out of here. As soon as possible, I need to ...

[Filter: Hayden]

She is not a horsethief. She is Lady Elthea of House Lireth, who is not dead after all, and she is gone and no matter how hard I try, I cannot find her.

[Filter: Private]

I ah ...

... I really don't know how you ah ... how you expect me to not think any differently, sometimes, Robin ... when you ... you keep ...

... you --



Why do you have to be so ... so ...

You make it difficult for me, you know ... by being so wonderful ...