I don’t understand. Who are they? And why did they attack? I don’t understand.

They came from the direction of the smell. Kaa’ Jah Kushani in white. They all wore white. They were friendly. We welcomed them in easily. They said they were a guild of craftsmen from Verdun. There was no reason to doubt. They seemed to be looking for something. What, I could not decide. Although they did not trust our Cha’ Or brethren. They spoke to us, made friends easily. It wasn’t until dark that we saw their true character.

They found what they were looking for. It was not a thing, but a person. When twilight had taken the earth, they forced themselves in to the tent of our Matriarch. They killed the Cha’ Or guards, and captured her before we could fight. Each was strong and a keen warrior, but they were few. They escaped! Some did not. Our dead were many more than theirs. We did not find Vacae among the dead, and we assume she has been taken, although we do not know where.

Jathan searched among the dead for clues. I do not know of what, but he seemed angry. We were not able to follow the men.

We sang the song of the Earth as we buried them. From Earth our brothers came. To Earth they return.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm and is filed under Marn's Journal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.