Dear Diary,
I don't think I'll have to worry about David anymore. An elder from the council of dungeon diplomats came to visit the dungeon today. Theodore was also there alongside another dungeon diplomat. I didn't even know there was a whole hierarchy to the rankings of dungeon diplomats, but, perhaps, more surprising is that not all of them are exactly human in appearance the way Theodore is.
The other dungeon diplomat, Beowulf, walked on two feet like Theodore, but he was much hairier and more muscular. It wasn't quite to the extent of the shifters who visit my dungeon as he wasn't merely an anthropomorphic beastman, but some strange amalgamation between beast and man. Even despite the talk about the amended contract and future measures being taken to ensure nothing similar happens in the future, I couldn't help but be distracted by him. I'm just glad that his attention was mostly focused on David who was tied up and the elder's words, merely acting as a witness rather than an active participant. He was a bit too intimidating and I'm not sure how well I would have been able to handle things if he was the one I was dealing with.
That does remind me of something else, though. Theodore has mentioned a few times that most dungeon masters were originally beasts or monsters that evolved in order to be capable of fulfilling the role of a dungeon master. Adventurers are rare and those from other worlds, like myself, are even rarer. Since dungeon diplomats are supposed to be the offspring of dungeon masters, I suppose it's almost strange that I even ended up with someone more human in appearance, like Theodore, as my assigned dungeon diplomat. I'm glad, though, as I'm not sure I would have been able to adjust to the culture shock as easily if I had been assigned someone like Beowulf.
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Maybe I should be writing more about the contract amendments, but I just don't really want to think too much about all of that. I'm relieved that I won't have to see David again. He is being sold into indentured servitude to an adventurers' guild in another kingdom. I don't really know how much help he will be, but I'm just glad that the punishment won't affect Alice too much. She is a sweet child and I'm glad to know that her schooling will be seen to and she still has a bright future to look forward to.
Theodore is, perhaps, the one suffering the most from this whole ordeal. The elder even offered to let me break the bond between me and him, but I didn't want that. There was a chance he might die in the process and I hardly want that. He has been a good friend and always does his best to take care of me. He is even going to look into finding a replacement for David with a better contract arrangement this time around.
I just hope that things can settle down a bit now that things are resolved. There is too much to attend to for me to constantly be hiding away in the dungeon core room afraid of one man.
-Violet