Happenings...

The journey back to Kizuni Odawi was tougher than the journey here. Either there were more demons... or there were more demons following me. Maybe they are just smarter than they used to be a few months gone? It seems like those I evaded easily before had an uncanny knack for finding me this time. And the Fire... it urges me to destroy them without heed to how I could do so. It was difficult, but I avoided the Fire the whole way there.

Ah, I forgot to say - I couldn't find anyone to deliver my letter. It seemed silly to hand it to Mother when I reached Kizuni Odawi... but, I am glad I did. The pride in her eyes when she read the it warmed my heart more than anything else has in my whole life! It was nice to spend some time with my family, but the slanted eyes of the Sayaki watched me dissaprovingly from the moment I set foot within their citidel.

On the way back... it was strange - I did not notice, but as I neared Kizuni Odawi The Dreams seemd to become more infrequent. On my way back to Seahaven they grew stronger once more... and the fitful sleep seemed oddly interupted just in time, on far more than one occasion, to avoid being devoured by a stalking demon. It was almost as if the Fire is watching out for me now...

I can almost feel it... the Phoenix... it lays in the back of my mind... whenever I think on it, then it flees... but, it is there... I sense its presence now... though I cannot describe it, there is power and knowledge there.