Poe's Journal Entry
There is an exhaustion evident in the handwriting.And it is done. Not quite as we expected…and plenty need to rest and heal now, but we have done it. Shura is gone…and Malthe, who knew….In time, I hope Rose can heal from this as well. I have so many I need to check on, but this exhaustion…Ami, I need to make sure she is ok after Malthe attacked her. I am sure Woozy patched her up, I just want Ami to know we could not have done this without her. And Saefinn, Ryillin…they were another reason. And S’anhu…killed again. I saw his face as he left…Gods, I hope he is ok. I need to make sure he is ok.
Ace, Ace. You are safe now. I wanted to go and help heal him, but Lina’s protective embrace over him clearly stated stand back. So I tended to the others. And then Rose…she was in such pain. I was able to sense her rage, her bloodlust…called over the pearl for Ryillin to come help me talk her down. Ace and Lina arrived shortly after hearing me speak over the pearl. Rose went after Ace…and then Ace said it. He loves her…I was shocked, I mean, I guess I always knew that but I never thought he would say it. Rose started crying, I held her. She was there for me in my pain, I was going to be there for her in her hour of need. And then, her energy…I rather liked those boots. I didn’t get embarrassed about our lack of true clothing until Ryillin and I helped Rose over to Ace and Lina so Rose could speak. And then…yup, there I was in my underwear…how humiliating. Rose knows how shy I was about being in a bikini and suddenly, this just seemed a lot worse.
I started to feel awkward, well more so than I already was feeling. Ace and Rose were trying to have a conversation and I didn’t want to overhear any of it. Lina…she ran off, her heart, I can only imagine what she is going through. She loves Ace…and Ace loves Rose. And there I sat nervously with Ryillin, both of us…awkwardly in little but the last remnants of clothing. He jokingly said I had picked out nice ones at least. And my mind was just stunned. Were expressions of love always like this? In this dramatic…unhappy fashion? Ryillin looked surprised I had never heard someone express their love for another. Anyways…
I started to worry about S’ahnu…his expression is still haunting me. Ry teleported us back to the ship. Ace and Rose needed some rest…it had been a long, demanding day. Ry and I went up on deck and had a glass of wine. Sitting in the moonlight, there was something calming about it. It is true I have spent much time in the daylight. Perhaps this also has impacted me. The drain I have felt as of late. He sensed I was tired though and sent me off to bed.
My eyes now are closing…I hope to find more answers in my dreams…
