Chronicles of the Errai

[Karmotrine Dream]

The Chieftains' Logs

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[13/03/826]

When will the Sabik return?

Days stretch into weeks, months, astral seasons. We train, diligently; we work the mining shifts, as all Errai do, and wrestle with the accounting; learn the subtleties of our vessels and intricacies of our plants.
All necessary, given our standing, but when will it end?

We have come of age during its absence. We know enough to operate on our own, we know our history, we know our obligations to the Kith.
We have started keeping these logs, even, as if we were the chieftains - a simple means to occupy these long waits, she told the reluctant brother, disregarding omens, and grow accustomed to one of the most common duties of leaders and captains alike.

We are ready, and yet here we stand; waiting, and training, and waiting, for news of the fleet and of our venerable father.
For his proud warship to breach the nebulae shrouding Jakarta and boast of the riches won, the battles fought, the sights seen; his roaring laughter, his confident and inspiring gaze, his resolute command. When will we join him?

When will the Sabik return?

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