Dear diary,

Well, at least the date was easy to write. Just thought I'd check in as I haven't written much for a while.

I've managed to, with the help of some of the city's best builders, build a rather magnificent castle if I do say so myself. Using vast amounts of obsidian and Nether brick, the castle is an enormous fortress with enough room and food production for everyone currently living in the city to stay there indefinitely.

I've also been building secret rooms all over the place and stocking them with food, armour and weapons. It's a slow process though. I'm doing them by myself and trying to keep them secret is tough. Fortunately I've linked them all with tunnels and redstone wire, so I can reveal them at any time. Although, now that I think about it, I could probably say they're emergency safe places in case monsters get in. That wouldn't cause panic.

Yes, that's a much better idea. Especially as they can all help and build their own. I don't know why I didn't think of it before.

On a happier note, our first babies were born, which was so exciting the whole city just stopped to celebrate. We've also had more and more people coming and going, it's become a real hub for travellers! Which means of course that our city grows ever faster, which also means that the chances of finding whatever caused this place to be closed off increase every day.

I sincerely hope that it's never found, that those ancient people destroyed or hid the door far beyond our reach.

Alex