Session
25
Amber, year one, day 136 continued
Afternoon
I have just about given up on trying to patch things up with Heather.
I have tried to be friendly to her, but she continues to ignore me. And
then she disappears with our only Chaosite prisoner. Eral only knows what
Heather is doing with her now. And she had the nerve to act offended when
I wanted to know what she was doing. She acts as if the prisoner is her
personal property, to do with as she pleases, without answering to anyone.
I could not just let her do what she willed, without first ascertaining
her intentions. I would have asked the same of anyone, and we have more
reason to be suspicious of her than most. I fear I will never comprehend
her.
Given that Random and Driscoll are both injured, I decided Vialle
was the most appropriate person to report Heather's actions to. After
all, it is possible Heather was ordered to examine the sorceress. Most
people would have said as much, but Heather is far too arrogant to ever
explain her actions. It turns out that Vialle did not even know we had a
prisoner! Apparently no one bothered to tell her. Somehow I am not
surprised. This family is terrible about sharing information. She did
not seem too concerned, so I decided not to worry about it. There is
nothing more I can do. Vialle seems to be a very friendly lady. I
rather like her.
I finally have a Trump deck of my own. I requested one from Vialle,
and was taken to the library to get one. I guess that is where they keep
the extras. I wonder how many spare decks there are? My new deck leaves
me with duplicate cards for Ahab and Felix, so I have found a secure place
for them.
Ariadne seems to be healing rapidly from her burns. She acts rather
confused, but it is too soon for me to tell whether that is due to her
injuries, or the morphine Alex gave her. Ahab told Alex the correct
dosage (I guess he has been on the receiving end enough to know), but
given Ariadne's physiology, it is hard to say if it was too much.
Deirdre learned of Ahab's injuries and paid him a visit. I pity
the person who had to give her the news. She seems to have decided to
supervise his care. At least he listens to her more than he does to the
rest of us.
Eric is just as bad. He refused to let anyone tend to his wounds.
That branch of the family is so stubborn! Well, he is old enough to take
care of himself. If he wants to bleed to death, I am too tired to stop
him.
To be honest, I think I am beginning to tire of Amber. The constant
crises, one right after the other, are wearing me down. First
Patternfall, then Coral's kidnapping, now Rygat. It never seems to stop.
Looking back over these diaries, it has barely been a week for me since
Patternfall ended. I want to go home for a little while. I want to be
able to relax without worrying about getting attacked. I left home
because I wanted adventure, but this had been too much, too fast. But
leaving right now seems unwise. Rygat has attacked isolated Amberites in
the past, and there is no reason to believe she has changed her habits. I
just wish I could have one night of peace.
I have hit upon a way to learn more about my mater. I have heard
it said that Tir-na Nog'th is sometimes able to show visions of the past,
or the future. It seems possible that some answers may lie there.
Unfortunately, the city is prone to vanish when the moon is obscured. I
have been advised that those wishing to journey to Tir-na Nog'th should
have a companion remain on the ground and stay in Trump contact with them.
This is difficult for me, since no one I know has a Trump of me. Well,
Heather probably does, but I would rather not ask her. Shard possessed a
sketch of me at one point. He has probably lost it since then, but I will
ask, just in case. I wonder if it is possible to Trump someone and keep
the contact open, without continuing to gaze at their card? It is
something to try, at any rate.
One of the Chaosites has the ability to heal others. He was able
repair most of the damage to Ahab's body, except for that done to his
ears. There is a price for this, of course. Gramble needs control of
your mind to do it. From what little I can understand, it seems to be
related to shapeshifting in some way. Except he is shapeshifting someone
else's body instead of his own. I would have liked to observe
psychically, but he would not permit that. For obvious reasons, he wishes
his techniques to remain secret. At least Ahab will not be lying around
complaining of boredom anymore. I wish Gramble had been able to restore
Ahab's hearing as well, but at least he tried. It may take up to a year
for Ahab's hearing to return, news which did not make him happy.
Hopefully Gramble's efforts, combined with Ahab's rapid healing abilities,
will cause this to happen more quickly.
"Outrageous Fortune"
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