16th June, year 1206

As God is my witness I have sinned. I have told false facts and I hope that once I have confessed to my sins, God can forgive me. Oh, Lord I have said I have no relatives, no living relatives but, alas this is not true. I have a sister. one who I haven't seen in a very long time. I think it's nigh on 15 years since I last saw Isabella and how I despair at thought of all the hurt I caused her.

You see, my Lord as you well know our parents died in a fire when I was but 18 years old and my sister, 10. On that fateful day we did not only become orphans but we lost our home and livelihood. The Gisborne name became one of misfortune and I could not inherit any of my father's lands. We had nothing. Thus, when the opportunity arose for the Gisborne name to be reinstated with the respect and fortune it deserved, I took it. Yet, this light in our lives was nothing compared to the price I had to earn it. In exchange for a home, titles and fortune I had to marry off my sister to an older man when she was just a young girl, 13 years of age.

There my Lord, I have confessed. Confessed to what I have sinned. I hope Dear Lord, that I have been cleansed of this sin and am forgiven.