Diary

Perhaps the best way to figure out who could be after me is to review my life to this point. I was born a bit over 600 years ago to Titania and Triton. I grew up in y'Nobe and never went to Ebony. When I came of age, father allowed me to walk the Pattern in y'Nobe, a trial I still remember to this day. When I was about 20 my parents had a falling out and there ensued a great conflict between Ebony and y'Nobe. Not surprisingly, y'Nobe lost.

Titania banished me from y'Nobe, and all of the lands around Ebony and refused to acknowledge me as her heir. She imprisoned me on a Shadow and watched over me for a long time. Eventually, she moved on to other things, but I never left that place, until just recently. It is not in my nature to disobey my Elders, even if they have not shown me the kindness one would normally expect from one's parent. However, the hell hound attack could only have been orchestrated by someone in Ebony, and by now few if any, other than Titania, know of my existence.

Being banished is never a pleasant experience, but to be separated from the real world to an imitation for hundreds of years is not an easy thing with which to cope. The worst part is having no one around who understands, who can compete, who is real. Everyone I meet fades and dies before my eyes and it is difficult to keep getting involved with those who you know are going to just grow old and die. It has been difficult to fit in. I needed to appear to grow older and change my identity on a regular basis.




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