Nota Bene: I do not own Suikoden.

Chapter 6

Last time, Thomas finally met with Mike the gambler, ended a fight, and gathered the courage to converse with Eike. Eike has agreed to give Thomas a bit of writing each day about the history of the castle. Thomas hopes that Eike's past will also be incorporated here. Arthur seems to know something about Thomas and Cecile and he wants to interview both of them on the matter, this is exactly was the two don't want.....

- Jitterrue

*Some events may have occurred at different times in the game, but for the diary purposes, they fit better where I have placed them.*

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Day 143,

Good morning. It's nearly noon, but I've decided to write a bit early. Many of my tenants are visiting Iksay today and they most likely will not be back until this time tomorrow. When they leave, I will stand at my gates, waving them off. When I woke up this morning I saw a paper on my bedroom desk. I looked at it and realized it was Eike's next chapter to the history of Budehuc castle. I have enclosed it here:

The castle underwent a short stage of complete chaos and anarchy once Zinzi disappeared. (It is said that Zinzi went insane and lost himself deep into one of his tunnels. However, whether or not that is true is debatable.) Other Kingdoms knew that the castle had no ruler and the Dunan and Harmonian princes began to fight over the land, the castle being in a wonderfully strategic location for them and right next to a lake, it was the perfect place for trade control. A small war broke out between these princes of Dunan and Harmonia.

Isn't that wonderfully interesting, Diary? I cannot wait for tomorrow. I am so glad that Eike is sharing some things with me. It's eased my curiosity. I've always wanted to go into that tunnel that I found in the Sub level, but I know that Eike would just be there to block me, and I know I would feel terribly horrible for doing so. Thus, I will wait. For now.

- Thomas

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Day 144,

Hello diary. The sun is going down and I am preparing myself for bed. This morning my tenants still were not here. A few of them, Watari for example, returned a bit early but the rest didn't come back until much later. But Watari told me something a bit unusual. There are lizards in Iksay, he said. There are never lizards in Iksay, I know this.

What were they doing? I asked.

They were just standing about, doing nothing,

How odd. This concerns me. Why were there Lizards in Iksay? I dismissed the thought however and walked out of the storage room. (Muto wasn't there, he had gone to Iksay with the others.) I accidentally bumped into Cecile on my way into the castle. We both fell and were quite embarrassed. Cecile's helmet fell off and her long golden hair fell out of a bun and placed itself like rays of sunlight over her shoulders. We both sat on the ground looking at one another, I don't know if I've ever turned so red in all my life. Then I stood up and tried to dignify myself.

Excuse me...my lady, I said offering my hand to help her up. Forgive my clumsiness.

Cecile giggled and accepted my offer. She gave me her hand and I pulled her up. I even picked up her helmet for her and brushed it off with my sleeve. I do believe this is yours, I said smiling, playing chivalrous.

Thank you, Mr. Thomas, Cecile said smiling. But she didn't put the helmet back on just then. She let her brilliant hair soak in the sun.

Excuse me, but if you have the time, would you like to go for a walk about the garden? With all of our tenants gone, things are a bit slow.

Cecile accepted and we walked, arm in arm, through the garden. Then she put her helmet back on, took up her normal position at the gate and I awaited the return of my tenants. They came back at about 5 in the afternoon.

Eike's page:
However, neither side won. A man, who had risen into power, snuck into the castle and asserted himself as king while the Dunan and Harmonian princes fought. This man's last name was Budehuc, and it was him that the castle was named after. No one knows truly exactly where he hailed from, for he kept such information very confidential, but some people have their theories, of which I won't disclose.

- Thomas

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Day 145,

Hello. Cecile came bustling angrily into my room today. Thomas! What have you said to Arthur?

Nothing nothing! I said, quite truthfully.

Then how does he know? He'll ruin it. She cried.

Ruin? Ruin what? I felt a bit stupid.

Cecile turned bright red and said as if she'd just realized, oh.... oh no. nothing. no nothing. I just wish Arthur will stop pestering me.

Cecile looked like she was about to cry. I didn't know what to do. I know nothing in the matters of women. But I did think it was my duty to be of some consolation, me being the master. So I gave Cecile a warm hug as she struggled not to cry.

Cecile, Arthur knows nothing, don't cry. And see, you have a duty to uphold. Can't you hear Sebastian? He's calling you for a chore of some sort. See, you must not fret, Even if Arthur knows things, This (I hugged her tighter), This can't be destroyed.

Cecile did cry, her tears soak my shirt, for a good ten minutes. Then she stopped and nodded her head. I'm usually not so stupid, I'm so sorry so so very sorry, master! I'll never disturb you again! I'll, I'll go help Sebastian now. Yes, yes. I'm so sorry, Thomas! Then briskly she exited the room.

I don't not like Arthur. I like him very much. I like his paper very much. But this story, it seems, is getting out of hand. Tomorrow I will tell him everything, then tell him to keep it a secret. I think this will ease his anxiousness for knowledge and at the same time alert his duty to his master.

Diary? Have I admitted to something today?............ sometimes, I just never know how I feel.

Eike's page:

Budehuc, the new master, I shall call him Bud, was a very busy man. Bud, though greedy, was not evil in anyway. He prospered the castle in great and lavish ways. The castle became a great trade center and it had quite a formidable army as well. It was decorated with deep red carpets, it was clean to the utmost, it was in absolute perfect condition, busy and rich. However, Bud also seemed to go a bit insane and he to dug deeper underneath the castle, like Zinzi. He did not disappear but when he died, his last words were, Dig no deeper under the earth........

- Thomas

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Day 146,

Remember a few days ago when Watari told me there were Lizards in Iksay? I now know why. The air smelt of blood today, and the ground shook with war.

I have just received news and a few Iksayan refugees. This is what happened.

Iksay, having been finally prepared, held for themselves a wonderful festival. The festival lasted all the day but as the sun began to dwindle, the ground shook with the feet of a thousand lizards. The Lizard men ran in over the hills and began to burn, sack, and pillage the city. Fighting broke out and the city began to burn. Luckily for Iksay, two Zexen knights were there at the time, but after scaring the Lizards off with the threat of reinforcements, they traveled east. This next morning, the fires have been extinguished, but the cries of the wounded and the ghastly wails of the dead are still there. Blood lingers in the air...... I fear that War is upon us.

More fighting, more fighting, more fighting. It never shall end.

Today I spoke with Arthur to resolve the matter of the publicity of my private life. I told him, not everything. I simply told him that perhaps Cecile and I may like each other, sometimes of this I said I wasn't sure. Then I asked him to please not report any of this. He agreed for the time being, but I feel that if something big between us ever happens, the whole castle will know. I've got to keep it under wraps.

Eike's page.

However, Bud's warning was not headed. His son, Charles Budehuc II took the throne. The castle continued to grow richer and richer and busier and busier. It was the peak of the castles age, the golden age of Budehuc. Charles continued his fathers works and he to, began to go insane. He too continued to dig underneath the earth and he continued to make secret passageways in the castle. Charles became blind and was suddenly cured of his insanity and with his wife, moved from his spot in the castle and moved into a house he had built for their retirement, establishing his oldest son Charles Budehuc III, to the throne.

Diary, does it not seem odd that all of these masters have gone insane? I wonder why. I wonder if I will go insane.

- Thomas

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Day 147,

Today, Toppo and I went to visit Mike for a short game. Both Toppo and Mike beat me and now I have to pay a fine of 400 potch. Oh bother. I don't think It's possible for me to win.

- Thomas

Eike's page

Charles III was not so kind as his fore fathers. Though the castle remained rich, he corrupted and perverted the legal system. As to be expected, he also went insane, but he did not build any more tunnels. The building of hide - aways ended with Charles II (his father) Instead, Charles III began to hide his precious belongings into the walls and tunnels of the castle.

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Day 147,

Today Muto and I had a lovely chat with Mio. Muto was feeling a bit ill, so I went in to check up on him. He was quite happy to see me and I couldn't help but give him a few dog treats since he loves them so much. Master Thomas! Muto said, I've found a wonderful thing for you! and he handed me an old tome. I was digging with the mole man a while back and this paper book thing was in the mud! But its not a bone so you can have it.
Mio and I laughed and I accepted the tome. It was written in a language that I don't know. After Eike tells me the rest of the story, I will show it to him. Since Eike seems to know so much.

Eike's Page.

Charles III died in a fight with a tenant. His son Jun I took over.

- Thomas



That concludes Chapter 6:

The mystery of Budehuc castle is finally being solved. Will Eike ever tell Thomas where He comes into the story? Will Thomas stop trying to hide his feelings for Cecile? Will Arthur publish against his wishes? What does that Tome that Muto found say and what is it really? And war is in the air. When will it come to Budehuc and how will Thomas react?
Find out in chapter 7.