We started working on the next song today. I really wish there was a way that I could put the songs into the pages of this diary, but there isn’t a method I know of to do so. I have no doubt that one exists, with magic and all, but I don’t know about it.

We aren’t really progressing faster than last time, but I feel like this one flows better, or at least what we have flows better. I think a big part of that is us learning to communicate better, I’m the only one really able to mess with the aspects of the singing grass, and she’s the one with all the musical skill, though I am getting better, and so most flaws are from improper communication more than anything. This is good, it gives me hope that we will be together for a while yet.

I checked in on those berries I modified to the point of growing mana crystals instead of berries, and they definitely grew a lot. There were much heavier too, beyond what would be reasonable with their size increase. There were even smaller crystals growing on the bark of the bush.

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There were a ton of them too, and while I watched birds and small creatures all avoided the plants. I found out myself why that was when I reached out to grab a berry, mana was pulled out of me and into the bush, not to the extent that it would harm me, but more than enough to kill a small, weak, creature.

The berries were too big for me to eat in one bite, so I broke a chunk of it off. It came off in a new, crystalline structure, accompanied by a very satisfying cracking sound. It literally melted in my mouth, and the taste was definitely in my top five. And the rush of energy it gave me, it would perfect to wake me up when I needed it. I want to cook this into something, but I’m worried my poor cooking abilities can’t do it justice.

I tried giving some to other people, but only Willow could eat it, though Mest did say he had other uses for it, everyone else said it was too hard to bite. I’m going to assume that only creatures made entirely out of mana, for example, sprites like myself and willow, can eat a berry made of pure crystalline mana. Disappointing, but makes sense when you think about it.

At the end of the day, I invited Talus to sleep with me again and was refused again. I feel like she’s making a bigger deal out of it that it is, it’s just nice to sleep next to someone you care about, what's so embarrassing about that?

Anyway, Good Night Diary.