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January 20, 1218


Hello Brant:


Another New Year has come and gone and I'm still an outcast with no sign of ever being reprieved. Sometimes, I just don't get it. Why do you -- who leads the not-even-close-to-loyal-opposition against Her Royal Majesty -- get to continue to live in town while I have to live out here? It's enough to make a bard scream, I swear it is.

This year I'm going to learn crocheting like my grandmother used to do when I was a small one. She'd make these multi-colored turtles and bears and birds which she would give to us to play with. I can remember waking up on a cold night and having her heat me a glass of goat milk, which tasted better then than it does now, probably because she added sugar to it. I haven't seen her in years -- guess I should visit her before she dies.
My childhood memories remind me of the differences between the rest of the covenant and me. It's hard to believe how violent and bloodthirsty they've become in the last few months. They really seem to have it in for midgets and go out of their way to murder them. They think it's ok since their victims will be resurrected.

I know what you'd say: they're a different culture and I should not view them through the lenses of our culture. But I can't help it. Even the Christian folk are quite brutal. I know we have our own flaws too and I'll have to learn to look past theirs. I hope I don't become like them. Goddess save me!


Your friend,

Larissa the Bard
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