There is so much confusion around here! It reverberates even into the women’s quarters, which is usually a pretty quiet place. I am to be given to the Thirteenth Dragonhorse. No, I am to be given to the Telenir warlord that my father is holding prisoner. No, I am to be given to the warlord’s Mahdi, whomever that may be. I just wish I knew, so I could prepare myself to go in a straight line somewhere. My father grows ever angrier and less in… (MORE)
It may have been awhile since I last wrote in my journal. Somehow it doesn’t seem as important anymore. I am focusing single-mindedly on my lessons, and things seem much simpler. My routine has changed. I am having morning meal with Anchoress Samarra each day. We visit and drink tea, and have something to eat, and then I go off to, what for me, is school. I practice my language and my positions and I find great joy in them. I have read back in my journal and I have to laugh at some of the things I have said about being afraid… (MORE)
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