CHARACTER: BLAKE BRENNAN
There are many things that I have taken for granted over the course of my life. While I may not be an old man, or a wise man just yet, I feel that if I had not embarked upon this adventure I may never come to realize them. Something as simple as sitting atop my perch looking out over the Ossan Quarter enjoying the night sky and the light breeze it brings. I really do enjoy this particular spot, something about being up high above everything else and looking down, almost feels as if I've escaped my bonds. Which is the one thing that I can never truly be free from, even when I'm able to walk away from them for a short time, they will always remain. Perhaps that is what is keeping me up at night.
My adventures are progressing slowly but that is due to the start, or lack there of. I wasn't entirely sure how to go about it. The notion of walking up to a stranger and asking them if they needed help seemed like an evasion of their privacy. And the truth of it is, all of us need help in some form or another, that is what this trip has taught me thus far. I think I mostly feared being handed a garden hoe and being sent to work in the fields helping bring in a harvest. Not that I am unable to withstand physical labor, I do train my body daily, but I wouldn't really know how. That seems odd now that I put it down on parchment but it would be as if you handed that farmer a ledger and pen and asked them to balance the budget sheets for the past quarter. I would imagine most wouldn't be able to, not because it's something far beyond their grasp of understand but rather it's something that has never been taught to them. They wouldn't have any need to learn such a thing as it would never apply to their life just as harvesting fields is to me.
I am enjoying the long walks, it does give me time to think. I just wish I could write and walk at the same time so I could put everything down on parchment. The walk I just got back from ended up putting me in the western region of Gendarran Fields. Much conflict and warring going on with the Centaurs there. I was able to put my thoughts to the back of my mind and focus on my blade. At times that is preferred as lately I often confuse myself. I look forward to going back to the Fields and exploring the Eastern region on my next trip.
For now I will try to find a way to calm my thoughts just enough to get some sleep. Oddly enough I never have any issues sleeping after conversing with the Countess, I'm not sure if that's due to the alcohol or I find her presence soothing. However after our last meeting I don't expect to be hearing from her any time soon. I should make it a point to apologize, if not in person then in writing. Yet another issue to think upon.
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