Vieraslayer
The Diary of Alvyne Vierahealer
I don't know what we're going to do. I spent all day sniffing for Jote or Carraka or even Atlas, but I have found nothing past a bit of blood, and it was Jote's but there wasn't enough to go on, and I couldn't pick up anything else. How could Carraka cover up her scent so well that even I couldn't pick up any of it? We Reena are taught how to cover our trails as pups, but none of us could do it as well as Carraka. Of course, she was one of those who taught the pups, so she knows what she's doing.
I hate to think of what that awful Carraka is doing to my Viera friend. Kira still says that she is alive, and I trust Kira. She is so in tune with the Wood that she can practically see through it. All the Viera trust her. She's the only blind Viera I know, but she says that the defect runs in her family. That's why Rael doesn't want kits.
I dealt with Rael all day. She wasn't her usual awful self because she loves Jote and wants her returned safely. If it were any other Viera, I'd use that fact to my advantage to make Rael leave Myko alone, but it's no secret how Rael feels. It was nice to deal with a Rael who wasn't sitting there harassing everybody.
Fran says that she has talked about wanting another kit, but she doesn't know if she's ready and Balthier told her it wasn't a good idea. She also said that if Myko wants to leave the Wood, she'd take her, but Myko absolutely doe NOT want to leave the Wood. She was happy right now, with me and with her aunts. She wants Fran to stay, but that's not happening. You can take the Viera out of the jungle, but you can't get her back in. I don't know why. We Reena could come and go as we pleased, and the Mother Wood never got mad at us.
I asked the Moogles for help too. They can get into tight spaces and they can escape if they have to rather easily. Reena used to eat Moogles too, but they trust me since Myko also told me to leave Moogles alone just in case. Not that I would eat the cat-whatevers anyway.
Vinka is so upset. She misses her mother and Tarj refuses to nurse her. Nera had a kit too, during the New Life Festival, appropriately enough. I wasn't allowed to help. Nera still doesn't want me anywhere near her or her kits, but it was okay because there were other healers and Zara said she didn't need much help. Nera wanted to nurse Vinka, but Marl told her not to. The kit needs to stop. Vinka is also very young and doesn't like when she can't see her mother. The three-year-old needs to be separated from Jote for a while. Vinka is very demanding too. Jote would give her anything she wanted, simply because she wants to mold Vinka into a good leader. I don't know if that's a good thing, but Fran says that's supposedly how Sylva taught Jote.
I have to find Jote or I will never forgive myself. I am a Reena, and this is the fault of Reena although it is not my fault. But… what else can I do?
--Alvyne Vierahealer