::He walks aboard his ship an dimmeadiately takes ot his quill and Journal beggining to write::

This has been quite a long day indeed. First hand it started off farely well with a date from Chasity. It went well enough. Though thats not why I am writing. I met with Charquin finally today, we discussed sevral things about Rosalyn, then I decided to take a stroll. THAT'S where things got weird. Alot of people showed up and was walkng all around me, when we ran smack dab into a cave. Some of them departed, and Kevorin, Samuel, Zeingfeild and I were the only ones to venture into this cave. We had yo crawl into this hole, leap into another one to avoid some creature. Too make a long story short, we saw all sorts of things deep inside the Island. Finally we came across this buried chest which I thought was a trap at first. Zeingfeild pulled it free, and Kevorin unlocked it. We all got our fair share of gold. Then this beast appeared.. it was Kevorin and I who sent it away with his spells and my faith. Needless to say we all made it out alive.

Now this is where it gets worse.. we had found or way back above ground and to the pleasuredome, where we see Jane, Vixen, Boss, Nemesio, and Mumphra fighting. To round this long entry up, Boss ended up cutting Mumphra's head off, and slaying Nemesio. Long after everyone departed, someone went outside and burned the bodies to a crisp.. I did not get his name.

I think thats all for now,
~Thamior the Preist~
-Journal Entry 9 April, Thamior Siannodel

**Kuno sits at his desk after sending off a letter to Rosalyn explaining the events surrounding her collaring. He looks over to his bed where Cipriana lay in fitful sleep. His eyes then focus on the jacket hanging on the bedpost, a guardsman's uniform jacket bearing the name B.Findley.**

I know what happened now.

While I had my head in the clouds with Vixen, everything else that I care about was crumbling to dust.

I took Rosalyn into my care in the best way that I could, as my possession. But she was not mine for even a day before Mori Quessir 'rescued' her from my protection. I'm certain that she is even grateful for it. Far worse than this, though, was the fate that had befallen my little Empress Cipriana. Bradley had been to our home, and stolen her away. She tried to keep me from finding out, but she was tired and battered, and could not maintain her illusions. I carried her home last night and found his jacket upon our bed. Now I know.

He came here yesterday, while I wasted my time. He took her from me as I promised her that no-one could ever do. Perhaps, and it enrages me to think on it, perhaps he 'took' her in another way as well...

He is in the jungle, by the scratches and the dirt, not sand, on Cipriana's bruised body. A leaf found in her hair last night still fresh, he isn't far. I have lost one that I was to protect.

I will not lose another.

-Journal Entry 11 April, Boss Kuno

Dear Journal,

It seems that it has become a habit for me to not write for weeks at a time, well that's not important. It seems that Xanthia and I are growing closer. I really miss her, and it has been a few days since I've last seen her. Last time we spoke, she talked of leaving the isle, saying that she didn't belong here. Although she didn't promise me she'd stay, she did promise to say goodbye. I kissed her at that point. I felt as though she was leaving then. I hope not, but it would explain why I have not seen her.The other day, for some reason, Cipriana decides to talk to me. She never says anything to me , in fact I didn't think she liked me. She was looking at me strangely and then she says goodnight, directing it only at me. Mammon says she's lonely, but I think she's planning something. Gods only know. Well, I hope I see Xanthia soon.

Eden Arcane
-Journal Entry 11 April, Eden Arcane

"she sits in her office at Dome thinking as its quiet out front. No patrons at the moment. She shakes her head and begins to write"

Where to begin? First lets get the second letter from the Achethe Merchants Association out of the way. They have sent us a second notice. They want payment and we have 6 days now. Jane came in today talking about it. But when i told her to pay them being as she is the Treasurer of the Merchants Guild. She got flustered and didnt seem to want to talk about it. She says she hasnt the funds to pay them. I asked -where- the money went. It seems she has no idea and that Alterio is in charge of the funds. So why is Jane the Treasurer then. That is her job. She has no answers to my questions. All the shop owners pay dues and yet that money is unaccounted for. I think she is the Treasurer she should be investigated to see where the funds are and why she as treasurer has no idea where the money is at. Something funny going on here with that and i think most of the shop owners agree. I told her since I cant get answers from her to the questions I asked I refuse to help and I will get the other shop owners to agree with that also.

Now lets see Kuno.. I really dont know to make of this situation. He says he wants to be with me. But yet when he says he will stop at my home after he takes care of some business, he doesnt show up or bother to let me know he wont be there. Yes I was pissed. So I told him today to make up his mind. Either he makes time to spend with me or he can forget it. There wont be a second chance. And the excuse he has to babysit Cip isnt working with me. He has a whole guild at his disposal and can get help from the others. Or he can hire guards for her. It comes down to... does he want to toss this away before -we- have a chance or will he make arrangements so he can have a life for himself? Its his choice but im not waiting around forever on someone that cant make up his mind on how to handle a problem.

He assured me that he would stop by tonight after his business is finished. I guess we shall see.

I guess Cip heard him say he wanted to be with me. Suddenly she threw her wine glass for no reason and didnt look to happy. And when he was getting ready to leave she magiked a chair to raise up and hit him in the ass. "shakes her head" He sure doesnt have her under control and he isnt happy with that. After he left I got slapped out of nowhere. I knew she was behind it. I am a mage also. So I calmly walked over and slapped her back. I have let several other incidents go by and said nothing. Are we to let the slaves slap, and slice and dice us when their master cant seem to control them?

Perhaps he should sell her. He sure isnt to happy about the situation. I can see that myself. Or is he so greedy that he wont let go of one of his possessions? Even if it makes him unhappy..

And to think i healed her that day. If i hadnt she would have died. I wonder now why i bothered. I even interferred when Kuno was correcting her and now i see why he got upset about that. I guarantee I wont interfer again. But then again I had no clue how jealous she was of me. I can see now though.

She called me a freak because of a small scar. "smirks" she can believe that if she wants to. I earned the scar the hard way, not by whinning to get my way at every turn.

I think thats all for now. I havent had much time lately to write down my thoughts. Will try to do so more often..

Vixen

"she lets it dry a few minutes then closes it and locks in away in the desk drawer and returns to the main room...planning to go home early tonight and soak in the tub in the new fragranced bubble bath"

-Journal Entry 12 April, Vixen Blade

Alright. I'm an idiot. But I'm trying, I'm trying real hard not to be.

When I was at Dome last night I had a sort of tense time with Vixen. She was upset that I had to change my plans to be with her the night before. I really didn't think that it would matter if I weren't around.

As we talked about it I began to understand, but I didn't fully realize until I came to her home late last night. A servant let me in, and I found Vixen crying, a bottle of that rye in her hand. She was looking at it like she was contemplating getting lost in it.

When she saw me, I had to dodge a flying bottle, but that was about it. It seems Crimson hung himself last night after I left, and Vixen had discovered his corpse. As I held her and did what I could to comfort her, I finally understood why it meant so much for me to be there for her.

So, yeah, I'm an idiot.
But I'm getting smarter.
-Journal Entry 13 April, Boss Kuno

Dearest Journal,

This has been the most hectic week of my life, it seems that if it can happen, its probably happened to me this week.I wrote last to say I was to be a slave, well things change, I'm free, Nemesio was killed and I was returned home by Mammon. she frowns as she writes this next part Boss collared me the next day, saying he was a monster, not giving an explanation or anything. Later that evening, surprisingly Mori made him remove my collar...I don't know his motives but Boss did as he was told to protect Cipriana. The next day he sent me a letter saying that it only collared me to protect me, I don't know what to think about that, but I declined his offer to be re-collared, that life isn't for me. Adam is dead..Rhonan too, I was still so mad at Adam for casting that horrible spell I don't think he even thought to approach me for help, I'm not sure if I would have helped him or not, not after what he did to me, I have had too much happen this week to have to see that. sighs

On another hand I've spent quite a bit of time with Kevorin since I've been free, and I'm more than confused. I don't know what to think anymore, but I'm sure we will think of something, I'm so glad to have him around though, I have told him so before but he's really what has kept me sane this week, I owe a lot to him. I have work to do, until next time.

Rosalyn Lovine
-Journal Entry 13 April, Rosalyn Lovine

*She arrives home, not bothering to use the door. Why bother? There's a hole where the stained glass window once sat majestically. She climbs through it, and sees Snowflaque sleeping on her pillow deeply. She rubs the cat's neck and feels in between the mattress and the bedframe, pulling out the journal that she hasn't used in a while.*

I tried. I hope (his first name) knows that. She PULLED my HAIR. What was I to do, ignore it? It hurt, dammit! She started it all.. and can you believe she set FIRE to his door? Yet she is intimidated by ME? She tried to BARBECUE me for Gods' Sake!

And now I am alone for another night in the house. Master left the Pleasuredome disgusted, I think he was, again no goodnight Cipriana, nothing. I tried to behave, I took a lot of Vixen's abuse tonight. I am not HERS to do with as she sees fit..I belong to, and answer to, only one. And it's certainly NOT HER!

Then I got that note, but if I wish it away hard enough, maybe it'll be like it never came. I threw it on the torch and it disappeared. Hopefully Bradley will too. My scalp hurts from hair pulling, my heart hurts from another night without a "Goodnight", and I am going to bed. And these (censored) mosquitoes that keep coming in the place where the window was, had better leave me be!

~Cipriana~
*She curls up beside her cat, not really realizing that the cat's in too deep a sleep, because she's too sleepy herself. She has no idea that it was fed drugged meat while she was out, not to kill it but to let it sleep through a "houseguest's arrival".. not knowing that Bradley is Under the bed, where he'll stay for most of the night, listening to her breathe and shift in her sleep.. not touching her but being this near.. so near. Her baby tiger knew, but as a baby, accepted a handfeeding from this potentially dangerous stranger, and is now unable to alert her to a presence by a hiss, mew or growl. Cipriana's none the wiser to it at all, and does reach a dreamless, deep sleep.. and Bradley's gone well before she wakes up in the morning. He is biding his time, and just wanted to see how easy it would be, to be so close.*

-Journal Entry 16 April, Cipriana{BK}