28 VII
Er. Where Are We…?
I lay awake for some time last night, worrying about Pense. Most of the searchers have been and gone and come back again over the past several days, but Pense’s group has yet to return at all.
I should not be concerned, for he still has Nyden and Meriall with him. They have just wandered far in search of trouble, and it is taking them some time to make their way back. Or so I tell myself.
I hope they haven’t found any.
I hoped that Pense’s return would be the next event of note that I would record here. In fact, it is nothing so straightforward.
Today was spent in unbroken study. Ori remained inflexibly absorbed, and I was helping him, but I cannot focus on reading for so many hours together without needing a break. Everyone else was busily employed and Pens
