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Journal Entry:

I asked Muris to practice her writing again this morning. She seemed quite willing to, and so I thought that I would put the paper she started off with in this journal for myself and her to look at in the future.

August 25, 2004

More roleplaying log, continued from the previous on Page 1-3 of the Courtyard thread

Summary: Muris skips along behind Rosa only to be startled when the older Fey begins her painful transformation to adulthood. After much worrying on her part, Alces and eventually Filix show up, the latter quite put out much to Muris' surprise. After Filix leaves, Rosa manages to convince Muris a little bit that transforming isn't so bad, but the little mouse still seems a bit leery of it when she and Alces take the older Fey to her room for some much-needed rest.

August 26, 2004

Roleplaying session from page 2-3 of the Garden thread

Summary: Muris encounters Filix, Pappila, and Eirnae in the garden. After a second Alces joins them, and the four older ones discuss how odd it is that most of the kithain seem to have elven heritage of some sort. All of them become quite determined to discuss this particular idea with their kithain.

Journal Entry:

Wow...there's a lot to report, that's for certain. Muris apparently visited with Pappila for a little while, and came back with a book she insists she will be the first to read. She sits down with it every night and studies the words-- won't let me read it to her at all. I think it's rather sweet, really. She also informs me that Pappila's "sissy" (her kithain), Eirnae, would like to meet me because she is also a moon elf. While this intrigues me, I have to say I am uncertain as to how she will feel once she does meet me. I am not exactly your typical moon elf.

Muris' been spending a lot of time with Alces, the Elk, as well. She informs me that he's a very sweet individual, and she's become quite fond of him. I must say that I rather agree, as when we baked cookies with him earlier this week he seemed very kind young man.

The cooking, by the way, was a bit of a disaster. We ended up starting a fire in the oven which I quickly put out, but after that I felt that it would be best for me to leave the kitchen for several reasons, not he least of which being that I simply can't cook and Muris can.

She came back from that adventure with gifts as well. Apparently Alces and his kithain, Xannyia, went out in the stores at Gaia and found some delightfully little presents for Muri to thank her for helping him find the perfect horse. She was simply delighted with them. She doesn't use candles to read by at night anymore, but the lantern, and she won't sleep unless she has her horse plushie as well as her mouse doll.

Sadly, not everything that has happened recently has been so pleasant. Even her visit with Rosa, which started out quite nicely, went rather awry. It seems that the woman entered her transformation stage right in front of Muri, and now my little mouse is quite convinced that she does not want to grow up at all, as it seems very painful.

Not only that, but just last night she came across nearly the whole group of Fey just after Alces had transformed into -his- adult form. As most of them have transformed recently, she was quite disturbed at seeing those who were once not -that- much older than her all even older than before, and so much changed. Even her dear Aesculus has grown.

I am not certain whether Muri is more worried about being left behind or about losing her friends, but whichever it is it caused her to sleep very poorly last night. So poorly, in fact, that she was late in awakening and the horses were all quite angry with her when they received their breakfast quite late.

I shall have to speak with Muris about this some more so that I can put her mind at ease, I hope. Still, I admit that I am nearly as worried about her transforming as she is. None of my other childrens' transformations were painful, and I have no wish to see this little darling in any sort of pain either.

Journal Entry:

Muris has been quite energetic lately, especially when it comes to taking care of the animals. I think that she must have had too much sugar when I took her to Gaia for a short while...I blame the children for that. For some reason, they seem quite delighted with the idea of spoiling her rotten.

Fortunately for myself and the Fey, they haven't really succeeded. Although more energetic, my dear little Muri is still as sweet as the day she emerged from that window, and as gentle despite her enthusiasm. I think that perhaps she will be like that for the entirety of her life, and I rather hope so. She's a refreshing change from the usual miscreants whom I care for.

August 31, 2004

Roleplay Session from pages 1-3 of the Stables thread

Summary: Muris is taking care of the horses, when Alces show up. Since Cervus said that she could have a horse for herself, she's been trying to find a way to take them out and test them, and Alces offers to go with her, providing the perfect opportunity. She reminisces about her parents for a moment, but manages to get past that and continues testing Alucina for compatibilty.

Journal Entry:

A lot has been going on lately! Muris finally picked out a horse for herself-- a beautiful grey filly named Alucina. The two of them seem to get on beautifully, and it seems like every time I come to see Muris she wants me to come with her while she rides the horse around, takes care of her, and such.

Sadly, this only applies to the daylight hours. At night she works fervently on improving her writing and reading skills (which are getting quite decent at this point!). Sometimes, though, I notice her looking a little sad. She once mentioned something about her parents, and I have this terrible feeling that she's taken to missing them now that the excitement of being free of her curse has gone away.

I may have to find another Fey, and older one, for her to talk to about this, one who's already come to terms with their parents' deaths.

In happier news, she's now got quite a toy collection as well! Both Rosa and Alces dropped off dolls for her, as well as the mouse doll she's had since I first set her free, and the doll I got her recently when we were shopping for gifts for the others.

I really do need to look into getting her a set of shelves, or perhaps a dollhouse, for them.