It is the summer solstice. It is also very hot. The Central wizards, along with the other youths in the manor, are arranging a celebration by the river come the night. For now, I will be sitting here. It is... very hot...
Today is the twins' birthday. I was loudly informed as such at the stroke of midnight and, for it, had little sleep. I am sitting far from them for lunch.
I am uninterested in celebrating my own birth. Time is as ceaseless as the ocean. But when the younger wizards are just as ceaseless in their exuberance for my living another year...
Today is another of Arthur's birthdays. Fate has foretold which year shall be his last. And though the Sage has assured me they will do everything in their power to upturn fate itself, I still...
In Central, the autumn mornings dawn on coolly, but it resolves by noon with the sun at its apex. It is an enjoyable season. I took the Central wizards on a trek at their insistence. They have gone ahead beyond my pace...
Do I "remember the twenty-first night of September"...? I have lived long enough for my days to blur. I cannot remember such a specific date, Sage. Regardless of the year, it must have been cold. The Northern Country has no mild autumns.
In the Western Country, it is not unusual to accompany an afternoon meal with an alcoholic drink. And during the worst of summer, fruity alcoholic drinks with ice are not uncommon. I think I prefer wine, as is...
The Western Country's waters flow bluer than the North's. Winter's gloom tinges the ocean lapping at the Northern coast with gray. This vibrancy is not what I am used to, but it has its merits.
I have no attachment to the day of my birth. Time is inexorable and the many days I have lived through are indistinguishable from each other. The Central wizards have difficulty understanding this and cooked me "special birthday food." I will gladly eat it.
I abstain from much interaction with others on the first of April, as it displeases me to discern lies from the truth. I sat to be in silence but fell asleep. It is a new day now. And lies have their just consequences.