The Coming of Spring

The Navigator made a trip to the coast to celebrate the end of winter with friends there. He made some detailed notes about preparations for the trip which show he traveled with at least three unnamed companions. The surviving journal fragments from this trip are in being restored and preserved in the archives. The display here is the only surviving intact journal entry from the trip.

The early onset of the melt, typical of the Sheldomar I'm told, is a terrific relief. The weather threatened to undo much of the progress we made in the fall. The enemy too is thawing and before I face them I've decided to take part in some early spring festivities. On the way our path was crossed by a most foolish thief who attempted to abscond with my mount, and much of our supplies, including my books.

My business colleague and the Srg. we're able to locate the scoundrel we recovered our equipment. The thief was sent on his way, with only a minor drubbing for his trouble, courtesy of the Srg.

At the coast, the festivities were most splendid in light of the recent hostilities. I made it a priority to do no work on this journey and have succedded beyond all expectations. I have been able to locate a suitable gift for the Srg. to repay him for all the work he has done to make this trip work, I do hope he likes it.

Eureka!

This is a short hand written note included in this periods collection showing that the Navigator did not abandon magical research during this time and very well may have had some help.

Churchill has on more than one occassion saved my life, that of my comrades and allowed us to find success in our most recent campaing in the R'marche. However, I was concerned with some of his limitations in escaping some hazards. For example during the storm in which our battle concluded, he very well could have drowned. Were he a different manner of creature; toad, tortise or fish he might have been safer. At other times the power of flight might have kept him safe and allowed us to gather still greater information on our enemies. To this end I have been working to produce a magic that might allow him to change his shape to that of another animal.

I believe that I have mastered the means by which to allow him to do this however I am, suddenly reluctant to risk him in experimentation with this magic. Far to precious is he for me to risk and I can imagine the same puzzle has vexed many other conjurers in the past. I have shelved the completed formulae (never verifying it works) and begun crafting some new concepts to help him do his work. I hate to think I may have wasted some time and now need to return to research to craft something useful.

Interlude

Few of the Navigator's entires over the next few months survive today. The few that that do are still being investigated by museum archivists. The vast majority of them record simple mundane entries. An typical sample entry follows:

Godsday, too cold to snow. Drazil returns.

Other entries record business transactions surrounding the construction of his home:

Shipment #11235 arrives short, inquire with Mitch

And drafts of correspondence with the admirialty court in Gyrax pertaining to his most recent sailing abord Tempest.

There are also hotly debated, undated, partially intact letters that reveal a possible romance with one or possibly two partners at this time. The debate surrounding these documents is related to the code names of places and times the Navigator often utilizes in his letters. Some have suggested that now Sir Kildare was involved with another man. This has caused great anguish for his heirs, and his order and most mainstream researchers belive that the code names used represent only the young lady he would marry the following year. What follows is the only fully intact, restored and suitable for display writing of the navigator from the period.

Interlude: 11 Sunsebb, Godsday: I have returned from the coast to find the bitter cold of this early winter to have halted all work on the keep wall and defenses. The Sea Prince or Barons if you prefer have been most active along the coast and word of war on the Wild at Safeton-Bar Harbor have reached our shores. I would trust my own judgement and dismiss these rumors as just that however, after the most recent experience with my own judgement about such activity I will consult a seer before dismissing such horrible news. Ms. Leipzig is well, having recovered fully now from her illness. Her work has suffered but she is in good spirits and on the mend.

This is the only occassion in which the Navigator is known to have refered to a woman living with hime prior to his marriage the following summer. It is not know who exactly she is.