Day 4,541

A week has passed since the siege, and there is still so much to be done. Varen’s Hold is almost fully repaired—only the gates needed some reinforcements, which we expect to be finished in three days. However, it will still take another two weeks to repair the city’s outer walls; so much has been destroyed when the monsters had converged on our positions.

The city itself has suffered relatively minor damage, but the houses still reeked with the stench of monsters. It will take a long time for that to vanish, even with our cleaning efforts. Thus, the citizens will have to make do in refugee camps.

Speaking of cleaning, Eina apparently hated any house chores, so she never volunteered. But she loved taking care of the horses.

The new governor, Thaudor, seems keen on launching the expedition as soon as preparations are finished. But there is still so much to do. We planned on getting two hundred volunteers; we’ve managed only a quarter so far.

Tomorrow, we will hold another meeting to discuss the reports our scouts had brought a while ago. I have high hopes for some reason; all but two returned alive when we sent out thirty.