Iris to Camellia

Camellia,   You're a woman on a mission. And I can't judge - how long did it take us to get the Grove because of all the interesting things we found on the way! A little while ago a group of human bandits attacked our camp and I just couldn't understand what drove them to do something like that. They said their boss had told them to come get our weapons because they looked so impressive. You have to wonder why "that person has powerful-looking weapons" doesn't translate to "they are probably too powerful for us"...Anyway two of them have been reformed and are heading back home to train horses hopefully.   A wyvern! Oh I can't wait to see him; he sounds so sweet. Wyvern mounts sounds interesting...I wonder how dragons would feel about that. We would need a pretty effective training program.   Has Zadiyah had coffee or uffa? I think maybe she is not a tea person and maybe this is my fault. I certainly kept her on the move a lot and it's hard to brew good tea reliably in a war tent without magic.     We just reached the Crystal Spires and it's incredible. 10,000 Osyr have awakened and 40,000 more are still asleep and waiting for the energy to gather so they can wake. It felt strange to be there without any of the people who woke it - you, Kadia, Hella, Bran, Alder. Even Thalien and Lyssa. Still, they're awake and I've met Ava in the flesh now (he is enormous; they all are). I'm so relieved that what we did worked.   I miss you.   Heiassa