Day 7
Dear Zeno,
It has been a whole week since we separated. I can hardly believe it, honestly. I hope you are not missing me as much as I have been missing you. I joined up with a pretty large caravan this morning. There are several men from a village that have joined up with other lone travelers for safety. I have not seen any merchants though, and when I asked someone explained that most of Rain's trading is done by sea. Go figure, right? It does not really matter to me, never could handle any traveling done on a large ship. Do you remember that time when we built that little boat and sailed up the river? We got in so much trouble for that! Those were good times. I have not seen you smile like that in years now. Anyway, the group that I am traveling with now is great. Some of the village men are relocating and so they brought their families. It is nice to see children running about underfoot and getting into mischief again. DO you remember when that was us? We used to try so hard to sneak up on Abi. These are good kids though. One of them, a little boy, has a cold right now. It is nothing serious, but all the other children are doting on him right now. It is absolutely adorable, to tell the truth. Still, I do wish they could be just a little quieter. My poor ears are not used to so much noise and it is giving me a terrible headache. Oh, the children just came over and asked about what I was doing. Apparently none of them know how to read or write. I do believe that I was just appointed their teacher. Oh well, at least they are all wanting to try. I hope that you travel with someone else again, even if it only for a little while. You deserve the company, Zeno, even if you disagree. I should go now, it is getting late and I agreed to take the last watch. If we are lucky then nothing will happen, but bandits have been spotted in the area recently so we are being careful. Wish us luck! I love you Zeno.
No longer alone,
Yuki