Friday, December 2, Day of Thanks and Worship, 66 AG,
Despite my earlier feelings, my birthday was as enjoyable as ever. Growing up in a palace, I had not many friends, so the guests of my party consisted of my father's advisers, my private tutors, and the village pastors. The reception lasted many hours and included a grand feast, but I only stayed for a time to be polite. I had not the energy nor the will to mingle long before I retired to my bedchamber, although, as I made my leave, it was impossible not to pass my father's Discussion Chamber. Within it, my father meets with his councilmen to discuss the political, social, and economic goings on about the tribe. Normally, I would make myself known to whomever was inside, but I would not have stopped myself if I had not heard my name. Admittedly, my curiosity overtook my manners. The thick icy door of the chamber muddled much of the conversation, but I could clearly hear the dark bass rumble of my father's voice and the soft spoken tenor of Pastor Menkoton. There was another voice that I did not recognise as well. But no matter. I must say again that much of their dialogue was quite nebulous, but several words made it through to my ear without hindrance.
Yue. One year. Marriage.
.
.
.
.
Katalana: Okay, so I may have lied in my last "me" post. I think the lengths of my chapters will vary greatly because some are just a quick re-tell of what Yue thinks about something while others are a full-length scene with dialogue and details about exactly what she and everyone else is doing. Still hope you guys are enjoying Yue's Journal and I should be able to post another chapter, maybe two, by the end of the day! Feel free to post a comment or message me or whatever on your thoughts about what you liked or what you think could be improved - but pleeeaase no negative comments! Like I said before, I'm pretty self-conscious about my work.
.
Also, just another side note. I honestly did not know this until hours after I wrote Yue's Journal, but December 2 (2005) was the date which Nickelodeon first aired The Siege of the North. I found that incredibly strange!
.
Quick note, I may abbreviate "Yue's Journal" to just "YJ" from now on.
.
Sorry, one last thing!"Katalana" is pronounced like Kawt-uh-LAH-nuh, where the first "a" sounds somewhere between an "aw" and an "uh." I say, uh, WRITE this because sometimes I may just abbreviate the name to just Kat, and I don't really want it to look like it says "cat." Sorry, I'm really picky about these things, but...yeah. Hope you enjoy the next chapter!