Dear Diary,
Elivyre recently visited the dungeon and I decided I finally want to take action to help the people of the town of Millstone. Due to how rocky my relationship with David has been recently, I didn't trust him to help me with anything, but Elivyre has been a good friend to me, so the only question there is how willing she is.
We finally did our potion trade, so I no longer have a bunch of potion stock that I can't seem to sell to anyone else. In return, I got a few new potion types and some herbs, which were mostly things I've seen before. They weren't the highest quality, but the dungeon doesn't discriminate by such standards, so they'll be useful resources all the same.
In the process of making the trade, Elivyre told me more about what has been going on from her end. Apparently, the lack of firewood and proper food supplies has made it necessary for her to provide extra care to her clients. Too many people have been getting sick or suffering from the effects of the cold. This world doesn't seem to rely on doctors so much as healers and alchemy to look after their health. Apparently, many healers receive training in regards to identifying what is a curse, illness, injury, etc. as well as identifying severity and the best treatment options. Some alchemists have similar knowledge since it can make them more reliable in the eyes of their customers, but others just know the basics of differentiating potions and determining their market value.
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Regardless, after I heard about how hard things have been for my friend, I thought it was a good opportunity to act. I have plenty of resources that I can spare and this could be a good opportunity for me to convince people that I'm not some evil dungeon master who only wishes for their deaths. There isn't much point in having a first floor with no traps and built with children and locals in mind if everyone continues to treat my dungeon like it's the plague.
Elivyre didn't seem confident that the local lord would be cooperative. Apparently, he can't wait to leave, but the winter weather has prevented travel, so we will have to put up with him for the time being. She hasn't outright said no, though, and has agreed to look into the matter first. I hope things work out as it would be a real tragedy if more people had to suffer than necessary. I can offer plenty of firewood, shelf-stable food, and potions to help people.
It will slow down how fast I can upgrade my dungeon, but that isn't that big of a deal. I need time to plan things out and rushing things isn't ideal in the first place. If I have forever to build up the dungeon, then speeding through things will just mean there is less to keep me preoccupied. I'm sure trying out new hobbies, hearing stories from new friends I make, and sleeping will be good for killing some time. However, I'm not so certain that living without any real purpose is the sort of thing that one can do forever. Being trapped in here, unable to travel the world, and living without Lee is already so difficult...
-Violet