Lilah

It's the sort of thing a man hopes never to live through twice. I lost Bonnie for decades due to her love for the abusive Warrior that was her companion. Now, Lilah has followed in her footsteps. She stayed behind at the fair while I went on to Port Cos, consorting with one of the Red who had already broken her heart once. I tried to resolve the matter in my mind, but when we saw the same man and his brother a few days later, he almost hit her. Nothing much I can do against two Warriors, not as a man unskilled in warfare, and not in peak physical condition by any means. He was bleeding from the nose, muttering something about being chipped. She chose to go with him, and I told her never to step foot in my house again. With Bonnie gone, and Ostia the way she is, the last of my family life is over.

Things go well in Port Cos. I hate the people, who spend a great deal of time trying to prove how bold they are or how important. But, my colleagues have been very successful in their attempts to take over territories and defend what we already have.