5th day of the Second Hand of the Month of Rastar (9) in the Year 10,157 CA

Things are settling down at home just fine, although I may have to re-swear my allegiance to Schendi, which is something I don't mind doing. Camarius is also up for swearing in as a citizen of Schendi, and it is very likely that I would be present to witness my brother's first swearing in. In fact, I wouldn't miss it for the world. I feel as though time has slipped completely from my grasp. When I left Schendi, Camarius was only 14 going on 15, and Azuri was 9, almost 10. Now Camarius is 18 En'Var, and Azuri now 13 En'Var. Time quickly flies. It feels as though I missed so much with my siblings, all the milestones that I should have been here for, I wasn't. Camarius was so proud to show me how he could isolate the scent from a teriotrope back at Moonlight Whispers Spice and Herbal Enterprises. I was mightily impressed. I guess you can say, that I am making up for lost time. My office was indeed a mess, and I had to get all my papers in order, write scrolls to various people in the city to establish my place here. I need to have ships built, and contacted India Hunter, a shipwright out of Schendi, but have not yet heard a response to my query. If I don't hear anything from her over the next several days, I will write again to contact her about my scroll. If I see no satisfaction, there are hundreds of shipwrights awaiting my coin, that are willing to build ships for me. Until then, all I can do is work on restocking my inventory, which allows time for ships to be constructed. So far, I have not ventured out too far from my jungle home. I am giving myself time to adjust to the weather patterns, and just the feeling of guilt that I have for not being here. Mama has told me not to feel that way, because a young man needs to sow his wild oats before settling down in one place. I suppose she is right. Things are starting to feel like home now.

A Return to Home

The Ushindi Jungle called to me, and I responded by coming home after En'Vars away. Four to be exact. Time enough for a boy to grow into a man, and for him to mature and become more worldly. I kept in touch with my step-mother, Lady Cami during this time. Camarius, my brother had been trained as a spice merchant by my caretaker, Magadi Ahali, and he was managing Ananda Plantation. Its hard to believe that my little brother has grown so. I remember when he was dragging at my heels to go exploring in the jungle and along the river, much to our parent's chagrin. How we used to pound on each other!

And little Azuri. She was only 10 when I left and she will be 14 in a few months time. Not too much longer before she swears to the home stone of Schendi, and enters training as a spice merchant too. She will be taking over operations of Almasi Mines, a source of rich sereem diamonds that had been held in interest from my Grandfather, Camarius and my Father, Trevan. They had ensured that the next generation of merchants in their house would live financially sound, and so it was. I myself had taken my father's spice wagon on the road, traveling to and from places like Bazi, Turia, Ar, Lydius, and Port Kar, selling my Moonlight Whispers Spice and Herbal Emporium's best products.

But with all that traveling, came homesickness. I missed the place where I had spent growing up at Ananda Estates. I needed to return home, back to Schendi, back to people that knew me and cared for me since I was old enough to talk and walk. I hope that my return finds everyone in my house well. Lady Ashara, I am told is very excited about my return and plans on cooking a huge feast in my honor, in which my step-mother, siblings, Magadi, Tendren Nazarir, Hestia Bendaze, Zebrina Merven, and their daughter Njeri will take part. I am excited as well to see the transformation of the home I left, and see if there are any changes. Coming back to Ananda is always bittersweet considering my father is no longer here to put a smile on my face. But Ananda means "peace" in Ushindian dialect, and I know he is finally is at peace, so my heart can finally be at peace also.