“Dear Journal,

The exhilarating feel of the wind in my hair is like no other; but to feel it from the back of a dragon? To remember the chill of the flap of his wings. I would gladly do it agian, if not a little bit closer to the ground next time. We made a detour in Muspell Harbor. After watching Strife try it for a time or two, I have some idea of how to barter. My skills are not nearly as good as hers. I tried to negotiate a lower price with the merchant selling a ‘Scriving Mirror’, but he wouldn’t budge. However, it was good fortune to have a certain dragon ‘lumbering’ (as the merchant later put it) over us. He went down one thousand marks. I couldn’t believe it! I wish we could keep Surt along, but he was adamant about returning to Vecna to dig up the treasure. He said he would dig up the entire city if it meant getting the treasure. Would that be fortunate for Vecna? I heard in my ‘timeframe’ (as Salmira calls it), that there is a wealthy, but fearsome dragon that guards his ‘hoard’ high above Mount Surt. Is Surt that dragon? Strife knows a rich lizard? I’ll have to ask when we return to the future!

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In the meantime, I have a much more troublesome task ahead of me. Surt confirmed the ‘monument’ (that Vecna spoke of), is in fact the Temple of Fertility. This could be a good and a bad thing. I will have to gain the Goddess of Fertility’s favor. I upset her with my presence in the future. If events are to happen the way they are, I feel I have some explaining to do—even if before the fact. I can only hope she will forgive me for something that hasn’t happened yet. Here’s hoping…

With love,

-Sweiza Serif

…ongoing to be continued…