A Blake Brennan Journal - Entry Six

GAME: GUILD WARS 2
CHARACTER: BLAKE BRENNAN

I'm not entirely sure how it happened, but a bad day somehow turned into a bad week. Biting off more then I could chew fighting wise left me with several wounds that have a nasty habit of reopening if I decide to sit up and walk. It's obvious I am too inexperienced when it comes to battle to be of any use on the front lines. Of course this is something I will be working on but only after my new armor finds its way to me. I now know first hand what I wore wasn't up to the task of doing much protecting so I had something a bit more sturdy commissioned.

The same day that I returned to Divinity’s Reach, which was only 3 days after waking up, I attended the Charity Ball being held for the Seraph. Well I made the very ending of it as I was requested by the Countess to meet a couple of her friends. What I didn't expect was to be meeting up with her significant other and then what felt like an attempt to set me up with other young woman she was with. That in itself would have left a wiser man to stay in bed the following day. Sadly, I'm not that man.

To go along with a very unpleasant evening the follow morning I had planned for a light walk around the shore. Nothing too strenuous but something to help sort out my thoughts. That was the plan at least until I ran into Lady Marsalle. Honor dictating that I couldn't allow her to head into such territory unattended I made it clear that I would have to escort her until she returned to the city. Again, a wiser man would have walked the other direction upon seeing her buy supplies instead of walking right up to her. Between her slugging me in the face and implying I prefer men to women in a romantic way the afternoon was filled with her and I yelling back and forth to each other. I'm not entirely sure what it is with that woman but she does know how to stoke at my temper.

Now, surely by this time even I would cut my loses and call it a day. But I couldn't let yet another hard lesson go unlearned. At the letter of the Countess I went to her residence as I did have a lot to apologize for as my manners the night previous were lacking. Instead I managed to upset her and cause her to flee from the study leaving her butler to escort me to the door.

To finish the evening I drank half a bottle of brandy and attended a ministry meeting. There was so much bickering that it made my head ring and I quickly dismissed myself.

I do need to find a way to interact with Lady Marsalle without her resorting to hitting me as we will be working together for the Foundation. Perhaps in the next few days I will attempt to mend that bridge as I really don't wish for a black eye or fat lip. As for the Countess I don't even know how to go about even speaking to her, let alone apologizing. She is leaving the city tomorrow, although now she might even leave tonight. I don't plan to stay long myself so there won't be an opportunity to do anything.

I believe tomorrow I shall stay in bed. Perhaps the next day as well.