May 30th, 1946
My time spent in this tiny city has been fun, educational,
daunting, world-changing, and disheartening all rolled into one massive ball of
overwhelming feelings. I have met with
magically inclined scientists, eaten foods I never knew existed, and felt the
joy and pain of a nation upon my shoulders.
This is not something I thought I would be engaging in pretty much
ever. However, I believe I am grateful
for the experience.
Yesterday a committee met to discuss the situation. Since I have been here there have been great
rainfalls, Earthquakes and the literal blotting out of the sun. Cyrus explained in front of a group of people
that the natural disasters are most-like due to excavations from humans going
on nearby. The strength and frequency
are growing ever closer and so the committee discussed how best to handle the
situation.
I was more like a fly on the wall than an actual participant. I had no idea what to tell these poor people.
There were all sorts of opinions, everything from believing
that the humans would not come close enough to cause real harm, to believing whole-heartedly
that the end of their world was mere moments away. Cyrus proposed moving the entire city to a new and safer location. There were other possibilities, including
fortification, and a sort of pilgrimage, that included spiriting all the people
away to another location for a short period of time in hopes of the humans moving along without destroying the city.
Everything that was proposed had great risks. In the end, the majority chose to attempt to
contact someone that Cyrus knows who has successfully moved another city such
as this in the past. It was not concrete
that the city would move, but rather drawing closer to that decision. They wanted to weigh the risks a bit better and
receive feedback on how quickly the move could take place. The committee also expressed wanting to
disclose the results of the discussions to the general public and see how
willing others were to moving.
I watched as my lover penned a note and then Thome attached
the note to the leg of a beautiful bird.
As he tossed the creature into the air, it began to grow, expanding to
the size of a normal bird and disappearing from view.
Truly the magic of these people is something to behold. And they have a whole academy of scientists
that study energy manipulation and attempt to explain magic in terms of
science! I really like it here. I want nothing more than to be able to help
these people; right now though we must wait for a reply to my beloved’s
message.
Last night we made love in a soft round bed with a twinkling
purple lantern hovering above us. The
ambiance was mystical and soothing. I
felt especially close to Cyrus and his touches were intense. Tears collected in my eyes, but they were not
due to discomfort or pain. I felt
emotionally overwhelmed. He kissed the
tears away and held me. I felt complete. He did not attempt to speak, nor did I. I am not certain there was anything that
needed to be said. It was simply bliss
and I was glad for it.
Both of us feel how special this place is and we are
desperate to preserve that specialness.
Hopefully that response will come soon.
I am apprehensive that the natural disasters will begin seriously harming
buildings, perhaps bringing about injuries or even deaths. I suppose Cyrus and I can remove ourselves
from the city and attempt to stop the people from doing whatever it is they are
doing outside these tiny walls but…it would only partially stay the
inevitable. What if it even came to
violence? Do I have the right to harm
someone for their ignorance? It is not
as if I can tell a human, ‘oh Sir, please stop you’re stepping on a person.’ This whole situation leaves me with a strange
sense of helplessness.
Until I write again, Journal.
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