December
25th, 2005
For those of you who do not know, I, Watanuki San,
have attended the Sir Isaac Horton Academy for the Brighter Female
Minds in the 'Magnificent' City of Dur'em for the past seven years. I
have gotten Latin and French, maths and English all shoved into my
brain so hard that they are coming out my ears!
Now, I am going into my eighth year of study there. I was in history class yesterday, writing a research paper about the marital rituals of the Ancient Greeks, when I was called to the Dean's office.
So I went in, and sat before her desk. She looked at me, and wished me a happy holiday.
She then proceeded to explain to me about the untimely deaths of both of my parents. I am, she explained, the sole heir to their rather large estate in Isle De Gambino.
I was also free to make a decision about my continued enrollment in their 'fine facility' as she called it. It was obvious to me what I would say, and when I said it moments later, I enjoyed the look of surprise on her face.
"I will be leaving immediately, then." I made to stand up, but she motioned me to sit down.
I sat. And we negotiated my decision- apparently my tuition had been a tidy sum!
And in the end, I left the school free for the first
time in my life.
FREE!
So, I decided that the first matter of business I need to attend to is getting myself a place to live. If you'd believe it, I now have a large amount of money to my name.
I decided to head to Aekea, and it was about noon.
I got as far as Aekea West when a large snowstorm hit, sending me scrambling for cover into a small, homely cabin that has three rooms, and looks abandoned.
And that is where I am now. I spent the
night there, waiting for the storm to die down a little so I could
make it into Aekea and find a proper hotel.
But, this little
place is growing on me. I think I'll try and fix it up, get it all
spiffy, and then settle down into life here.
But first things
first- I must sell my parent's estate.
Well then, Watanuki out!