Dear Diary,
My name is Sarra Salmalinsra. My mother is Veralidaine Sarrasri and my father is Master Numair Salmalin. Papa is a black robe from the University in Carthak and my mother is the greatest wildmage to ever have lived. Her da is the hunting god, Wieryn. I am named after my grandmama, who was killed by raiders when Mama was a child. Grandpapa petitioned the Great Gods to have Grandmama become a lesser god. She is now the Green Lady, who helps with medicine and childbirth. I may even have a chance to live in the Realms of the Gods when I die because of my heritage. Unfortunately Mama cannot, for reasons she has not yet told me, but I know she had done something to make it so. Papa is a mortal and therefore unable to live in the Realm after he dies. Grandmama and Grandpapa come to the mortal realms on the equinoxes and solstices whenever they can.
I live in Tortall. We share borders with Tusaine and Scanra. Mama came from Galla. I live in the palace of the King Jonathan and Queen Thayet the Peerless. I play with their children and they are great fun. I also am friends with Alanna the Lioness' children.
Mama gave me this beautiful little book to write in because she had always needed something to confide in. Luckily, she had her pony, Cloud. Papa is very proud of me. I have inherited his magical Gift as well as Mama's wild magic. I guess I am one of a kind, kind of like Mama. Papa says this will be very difficult for me. I must learn two sets of magic, while most people with some form of magic only have one or the other. I am lucky to have such learned parents so they can teach me.
I have begun to learn healing of animals. Mama helps me and so does Papa. He knows so much about wild magic. When he learned about few people knew about it or refused to think it existed. But he still learned all he could about it then taught Mama. I also have Mama as a guide. She has the actual experience of wild magic that Papa cannot have. And I also have the Badger. He is a god. Grandpapa told him to look in on Mama when she was a child and helped her learn more aspects of her magic than even Papa knew about. He is a great friend of mine.
There are a great many animals that roam our suite of rooms in the palace. That is because Mama and I are the two greatest wildmages alive. Animals are so great. They have common sense that humans are too stubborn to realize. Sometimes, I find things out from my animals. Mama will tell them things she is worried about and they tell me. I have asked them to not tell her I know these things. We also have a dragon kit. Her name is Skysong, and that is what I call her. I really have never known why Mama and everyone else call her Kitten. She already has a name, I say. Use it! She is extremely young for a dragon. She has just grown out of being a baby and she is thirty already! I am not a baby anymore and I am only 8! But dragons live for so much longer than humans do. They count their age by centuries, not years!
I must go now, but I will write soon.
Sarra Salmalinsra