31 August, A-M 17

We spent all day yesterday travelling. By the time we got to the next town (the sign said 'Tbry' but there were some lets missing) i was completely shot, and even though we had to squat in a retching pit of a house, I went like a stone soon as my head hit the covers.

When I woke up the others had gone to look for an orb, cept Nate who got stuck with chib-watching. I tried to teach him Two Man Trip so we wouldnt be so fargin bored, but I guess he feels shifted that he has to look after me while Rothe's off doing the real work, and he wants me for blame. Let him, I node.

I started looking round the house (Nate wouldn't let me outside) for something I could bring back to show the chibs, and maybe trade with Bail at the shop so I an finally get my rod back. There were some dirty nifes and weird pots with some eld's face on in the kitchen, but I guess they wouldn't be worth anything to Bail. He'd want something he could use, like for cooking or reading.

I went upstairs, didn't think there would be anything there, but I was so bored and curyus that I figured i should just do. Well, there wasn't anything up there except and eld body up there, so now I'm bored and stuck in a house with a corp. (Wel, two if you count Nate.) Something in the air had kept her neat, her skin was peeling but still there. I don't wanna think about it.

But it's weird. That's the one corp I've seen in this town. They were piled in the streets before, even in the alleys and crooks there was one or two. I didnt take much notice when we got here yest, but I know I would've noticed a skelt if there was one about. There just aren't. Maybe they got out like Gram and the elds did. But that many? Wouldn't we know of them?

I hope theyre not still around. When we hucked it through the woods last, I could be sure that I heard a whisper or two. Like somebody watching us and talking to their friends about us. Rothe couldnt hear a thing, and Nate just thought I was fooling, and I node maybe it was my imagination. But where are all the people? Speaking of, Rothe should be back by now.

Rothe'll come back. If anyone was around, I node he'd know. He'd say. I'm sure.


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