Poe's Journal Entry
A receipt to the Bismark is tucked in between the sheets of parchment before this entry.A quiet day overall. Perhaps I needed that quiet for my mind…and my heart. I tried to check in with Relan but he wasn’t home. The door had been re-secured though; Davin must have done that for him. I tried to go fishing but then I was left with my thoughts. I don’t want to think anymore…not for a while at least.
I finally asked over the pearl if anyone had some ideas about how to get information from the waitstaff at the Bismark. Plenty of questions about why but I didn’t want to get into it quite yet. I wandered over, not feeling much hope honestly. And there was Ry! After my initial shock, he explained he interned there. I have talked with him before about cooking, I just had not put it all together.
He stopped working and asked me what it was I needed. I showed him the receipt and explained I needed to know information about either the patrons or where that order was going. Ry surprised me, he did. Had a quick excuse to the angry Roe running the place and brought the book with the information outside to one of the tables. He was able to locate the order was being shipped to Aleport. After finding the information, he got us something to eat and drink. It’s not something I am used to, I hope he realized how appreciative I was, I was so hungry.
After our conversation sort of meandered. He brought to my attention that when I was healing Kel the healing felt…well, he used the term less intimate. I was a little confused, especially when he asked me if I didn’t like Kel for some reason. I am not sure if it’s because I was tapping into Ry’s aether energy that it felt different. I offered to test, since honestly I was nervous to hear my energy had felt different. I had intended on casting a simple spell of protection but before I could, Ry sliced his hand open. I have mentioned stubborn and reckless before, right? I quickly healed him and he said it felt like it had before, when I healed him the day the men came for Lina.
I don’t know if this is somehow tied to how much of myself I put into healing. I know the night when Kel was injured…emotionally I was drained, numbed out. Perhaps that impacted it. I don’t know, perhaps it’s something I should get to the bottom of. After we talked a bit about…well, life for a male Keeper. I had never really considered what they went through. He…openly shared a lot, more than expected. It was kinda nice though, relaxing to be able to talk.
So Aleport seems like the next place to check out. Keeping busy is the best thing for me. I have been considering some more training as well. I realize I will need to get back out and look over my plants and try to harvest sooner than I had originally expected. Mother and Mota have always been excellent hunters. I know mother deemed me hopeless, but perhaps the right instructor could help me at least handle a bow well enough to defend myself…
