Wren’s Journal Entry Number Seven: Fracture
I … have to keep writing. I have to keep telling myself that I am still me. I have been told that I have this incredible future in front of me – this future that lasts forever – and all I feel is a sick dread. I have nowhere to turn! My parents are gone, my...Wren’s Journal Entry Number Eight: Realizations
An eternity has passed for me. A week. A season. There is snow on the ground here in Thura, and in the Andalese Highlands the snow is up to the windows of Mountain hold. I have spent much time in the Great Library of the Dragonhorses, and what a wonder it is –...Wren’s Journal Entry Number Nine: Integration Begins
Integration has been slow but steady for me over the last seasons. I have learned to socialize – or re-learned. I am tall and athletic, which has gotten me an invitation to play Volleys Over. I was offered a spot on one of the House teams, and on advice from...Wren’s journal Entry Number Ten: Romance
Oh, my goodness, he really is attractive – and he’s quick! I thought I’d had my first “real” kisses from Dunlin, but Basuto … let me just say, I’m impressed. His hands are a bit too familiar, but I’ve rather enjoyed that, as well. He has whispered some very...Wren’s Journal Entry Number Eleven: I Go Traveling
It’s odd, really. Basuto is a charming companion, very handsome, very intelligent, attentive in the extreme, and yet I find myself growing less and less interested. I think it’s the fascination with who I am becoming, rather than who I could be, if that makes any sense. I am spending more time at Mountain hold, less time with my friends. Perhaps because Chirion and Lark and Harrier and even, on occasion, Kestrel, are taking their place. I am finding my joy and my passion in longer-ranging pursuits, and by feeling around with my toes I am beginning to realize that I am, indeed, finding my depth as a person.
It is now class-break for a fortnight, and I am traveling with Chirion. I had mentioned in the course of one of our discussions that the planet, Corvus, is somewhere I’ve always wanted to see, and here we are! He always strives to make my lessons live for me, but this is above and beyond.