Ashlen's Journal

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Bacchus has been leading our journey to this manor they keep speaking of. I'm not sure how to feel about them dragging us across the country to find some imaginary place, but after Eglen I'd rather them travel safely and be disappointed than run off an land themself in the middle of another gang territory stand-off. The ability of this child to end up in dangerous circumstances is astounding. Just the other day, they ran after a goose, tripped on a branch while on the hunt, and ended up landing in a snake-infested lake. The worst part being when they came out of it holding a bloody pit viper! They aren't even from this area, I don't even know how Bacchus managed to find one.

Naturally, of course, came the argument of keeping and naming it. I worry for the fact Bacchus doesn't need sleep. It gives them too much time to learn to be smart. I eventually managed to convince them to leave it with a specialist in snakes considering we wouldn't be able to cross the border with it. I can only imagine what that lady thinks of me now after seeing my child wear a deadly snake as a scarf before attempting to pass it into her bare hands.

Bacchus says we've been close for days, but seems to have trouble expressing to me how close. They've looked so frustrated trying to explain, as if the words are stopped from coming out of their mouth. I am curious to know what we will find here, manor or not.