14th Day of the 3rd Month I am in shock. Mother is dead, and Father is dying. The doctors say it was an accident, but I know the truth. They were poisoned. The day started out beautifully. I awoke early, and dressed in a hunter-green padded hiking shirt with three-quarter length sleeves and gold piping on the shoulders, and a pair of black, pleated hakama. I pulled my hair into several small braids wrapping them …showed first 75 words of 723 total…

…showed last 75 words of 723 total…is exhausted, and I will let him sleep tonight. But sleep will not be my companion tonight. Lord Eirik watches over my Father now. I shall go relieve him and let him get some sleep. There is much to think on, and I cannot allow emotions to rule my thoughts. Father will not live through the night, and I must be with him. My childhood is now over, and before me lies an uncertain future.