JoS/Kanna/14th Journal - Threads of the Webspinner
Morning Star, 1st, 3E 428
Happy new year to us! As others would probably take days off now, we're been doing that in the past week or so, so it's time to return to work.
In addition to taking it easy and doing household duties, I've been training on summoning Staada, which is actually not as easy as you might think it is, even though she's bound to my will. Let's not forget that she's not just some random daedra, but rather an Aureal, or a Golden Saint, as us residents of Tamriel refer to them as. They're sentient, intelligent beings just as we mortals are, not just some brainless beasts. The first time I tried to summon her, it cost me all of my Magicka, and the spell even backfired. She did not respond to my summon, no way she could've. I then tried to develop a potion to temporarily boost my Magicka supply to even hope to summon her. For your information, I mixed Ash Yam with Bloat, both of which are uncommon, yet relatively inexpensive ingredients. Only Ash Yam grows on Vvardenfell though; Bloat might be cheaper on the mainland where it's more prevalent.
When I finally succeeded, Staada mocked me for my supposed weakness. She did encourage me to try harder though, and even tapped me on my shoulder saying that I'll get better. That's so very kind of her.
I also asked her if she's mad at me, or us. Surprisingly, she said no. She just absolutely hates losing, especially to men, especially mortal men. It's not that she hates men either, or so she at least claimed. It's just that in Aureal culture men are seen as inferior or something. Their culture is extremely matriarchal, if that's the correct word. They also see themselves superior to mortals, which makes unproven mortals only worthy of their scorn. Me? Well, I supposedly have proved myself to her enough for her to give me a chance.
Besides, she admitted that adventure on my side sounds exciting. Why? She said she actually likes me, saying there's something about how I carry myself she likes or something, she had no real reason. As for Aliya and my big bro? Well, she didn't outright say that she dislikes them, but said she feels like she should be wary around them. In Aliya's case, she says that her gut tells her to distrust anyone who serves Azura, but I'm sure she'll warm up to her. The reason she distrusts my brother is a little more self-explanatory. I mean, she doesn't like men, or at least so it seems, and Karim also banged her. It may not have been entirely consensual intercourse either, so… Yeah… I feel bad now, because Staada seems like a good girl…
Anyway, tomorrow we're traveling to east coast for an assassination job. In addition to the job I've already had for some months already, I also have one new target in the same area, which is great. Severa Magia is expecting a report from me, she sent me a letter stating so, saying I've been too quiet. I hope she'll accept my apology when I say I've been helping a close friend of mine. Severa also hinted that she might have another special gig for me, one that could benefit from my Morag Tong connections. I wonder what she means? Anyway, assassinations come first. Best of luck to me, I guess.
It sucks that Karim can't come, but he has some actually important work now. The Legion is working alongside House Redoran to weed out Sixth House cultists or something. They found another base and are planning to raid it. I hope he'll be safe…
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