Well met, honored reader. As I write this, I approach the end of my life's work, nearly a century in the making. In that time I have had the occasion to be many things to many people… but never have I allowed any of them to get close enough to truly know me. I have thus decided to leave behind this journal as the sole record of my life, as complete a narrative as I can compile in the time remaining to me.
Please forgive my dramatic streak, I often fall into… "exaggerated" language. I expect this habit to only worsen as I begin my (well-earned!) retirement. With a lifetime of mistakes under my belt, the prospect of being left alone with only my thoughts for company never appealed to me. In fact, I fought bitterly against this fate! Now that it has come for me… I find myself in a strangely peaceful state of mind. I have been forced to be strong for so long that the idea of lowering my guard at last brings only relief.
If you are reading this, then there is a slim chance that you already know of me. In that case, I humbly beg that you rid yourself of all prior knowledge and absorb my tale anew from the beginning. My life led me down many difficult paths. Some I have not cared to recall until this very journal, and the majority of which I find... distasteful. My circumstances did not allow me the luxury of atonement, but neither did they offer the respite of disregard. I will account the lot, successes, and failures in equal measure, in hope of leaving some record behind of my true heart; the piece of me I showed to no other. This will be a biased narrative, will reveal secrets better left unknown, and will touch on events that concern my many enemies, a myriad of strangers, and my precious few friends. May history have mercy on all that I became… and all that I failed to be.
My name is Lilleth Elizabeth Snow and this is my story.
Chapter Breakdown (By Arc)
1 - 4: Early Life
5 - 8: War Times: Revolution
9 - 11: Lessons of Many Kinds
12 - 14: Cost and Reward: Succession
15 - 17: Place in the Family
18 - 21: Darkness Infects
22 - 24: This is How it Ends?
25 - ?: ?
Greetings and Salutations to all! Today (12/21/2022) marks the ten-year anniversary of a very important landmark in this character's development! As such, I have determined that it is the most auspicious time to begin posting her bio. I have used this character in one form or another since I was nine years old (that's 2010, if you're curious :p ) So I have no illusions that she is... flawed. I'm mostly posting this for personal satisfaction... but if anyone is curious to follow, I invite you along for the ride! Most of the fic is already written, just going through editing. It shares canon with my story "13 Wandering Paths". I also intend to eventually post one-shots that were not relevant to this story in a separate IC fic, yet to be named. That collection will feature a broader selection of characters and perspectives.
Trigger warnings will be at the top of applicable chapters! Stay safe out there.
Happy Yule, un atra sverdar onr sitja hvas!
