Diary of a Veira
1st – It's the beginning of a New Year, or as Balthier calls it our 1st anniversary, for being business partners of course. It amuses me that I have managed to last one year with him without leaving, but I guess we travel so much that a change of scenery isn't needed. So I am going to write this diary to record all my wonderful memories and dark secrets so if the day comes when Balthier and I are to part, I can look back and remember the closest relationship I have ever had with a Hume (well second closest but I shall write about that when I'm ready).
5th- Have arrived in Landis, the people here are very polite so I enjoy our regular trips to this incising City. We (Balthier and I) have rented out a room for the night at the famous tavern 'Lethe River'. Not many people know that the tavern was named after the river of oblivion in Garif mythology. It's said that anyone who drinks from its waters will forget their past. Quite a fitted name as Balthier tends to drink plenty there and forget plenty the next day. I have had many good times here, not all of them were shared with Balthier.
15th – We are infiltrating the Landis Royal Palace tonight. I am concerned. We have been to visit an old Bangaa by the names of Guruk who lives on the out skirts of the city. He sells illegal items for reasonable prices. We bought blue prints of the palace but they seem a bit off to me. Guruk knows us, he's kind but Balthier has no respect for him (especially after he asked if I was "into" Bangaa) makes me laugh and shutter at the same time. We want to take the palaces prime jewel the "Shiranui". Legend says its hidden deep within the palace covered by velvet fabric because it shines so bright. It was also said to be a gift from the goddess of peace. I have always been open to spiritual philosophies but Balthier says in his own words it's all "a pile of F*%$*% S%$#".
16th – Its Dusk. I am in my room on the Strahl, disappointed by our attempts to acquire the Shiranui. Getting inside the palace walls wasn't the hard part. Balthier and I have a certain technique of doing that, which usually involves him killing a soldier or guard, putting on his uniform then handcuffing me to make out like I have broken the law and he's escorting me to prison. I'm smirking as I am writing this because I swear Balthier would make something sexual of it. Anyway we went through a long corridor trying to follow the map. The Palace was beautiful, inside were gold panels with portraits of royals covering the large cream painted walls. The Palace was so big and empty all I could hear was the echo of my footsteps. We didn't come across anybody while we were there, it was all so strange. Guruk had obviously sold us the wrong map but I'm hanging on to it for now, just in case. We decided to go back in the end and return when we are more prepared. I wish I knew where the map Guruk gave us actually was, it looked so familiar, perhaps somewhere I've been before, a long time ago...
22nd- Balthier has been acting so strange lately! Just yesterday he came into my room and took off his shirt to reveal a new tattoo on his back saying 'FREEDOM'. He also got more piercings put in his little ears. Maybe it's because he's turning 19 next month and for some reason he thinks he's actually an adult. I hope this means he'll stop drinking. We are staying in Burjurba, the sky city, for a few weeks to work as hunters so we can buy a new engine for the Strahl. We really need this so we won't risk it on sky pirating. I don't know what to get him for his birthday......last time I bought something for a hume was 13 years ago, I had gone great lengths to get that gift, though once again I'll write about that when I'm ready.