Today was mostly more of what I did yesterday. I improved the Puppet as well as my ability to control it. The biggest improvement was in the way I made it. Instead of just being one solid block of wood, it was knotted everywhere. This made it harder to cut through it, though it certainly didn’t do many favors with aesthetics.

Other than that a couple notable things happened.

Par gave Willow and I a lesson on cooking, and I actually made something I'd be willing to eat. I felt proud of myself for that, I was making noticeable progress. Willow didn’t do very well, but still a tad bit better than she did last time.

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I watched Willow as we were together today, thinking about what she said a couple days ago. I noticed her freezing up a couple times, but never for more than a moment. I tried to comfort her whenever I saw her freeze up, and she would seem thankful whenever I did. By the end of the cooking lesson she was freezing up less often, or at least I noticed it less often. She might not be entirely comfortable with being, well, alive, but I'm glad she’s here.

Anyway, I'm feeling pretty exhausted today. I think I'm going to take a break from playing with the goblins tomorrow and mostly just rest. Good Night Diary.