Date: 18.02.7349

Dear diary, today was a nice and exhilarating day!

The Lord and his daughter choose me to show them around Furri!

I told my hubby about my day at dinner, and he excitedly listened to all, but he was also quite saddened that he couldn't meet them. It is understandable.

I was delighted when they came up to me, but my mood soured with the stinkbag, Larry hanging around. At the training camp years ago, he was always annoying and poked fun at me but at least, it ended there - I respected him, and he did the same to me.

While he was dumb as a log, he is strong and unconditionally honest. He also told them that I would be a good guide, so I put away old grievances with this mudball - for the Lords and Lori's sake, of course.

I really like Lori, she was so dignified, except when the Lord said something, she became so startled, it was so funny to see a young noble who would sometimes act like commoners!

I could also listen to all their talks about their family, and it seems that the Lord is worried about one particular child of his, his name was Alexander.

I only know that he was born last year or so. He seems unlucky, always having accidents and whatnot – hopefully, he is ok.

Hopefully, something like this will not happen when I have a child.

They also talked about Narsiz's upcoming diving legacy.

We also spoke a lot about me, as Lori was interested in me! Can you believe it? She is so curious.

I told them about me and my cute hubby, a Mouse-kin and accountant. Lori was confused at first, as we are different kins and together. Something like this usually makes me very angry, but she was just naively confused. It was not in bad faith or disgust. So it was fine. After all, she is young and is as a Wolf-kin a couple of years away from her first mating season. It is natural for her to be naive in these kinds of things.

The Lord needed to explain to her that a wedding between different Beast-kins is ordinary. This talk between them was charming as he tried cautiously to explain relationships. She tried to listen neutrally and learn but had a visibly flushed face.

I forgot that the Leonandras won't marry off their children like other nobles, so they probably learn about something like this very late!

The Lord explained it actually very unbiased. I was surprised as I thought they would be biased nobles, but he just doesn't care as long as the child is healthy and valuable for the territory.

The child of two different Beast-kins would always be either one of the races. The "worst" that happened were hybrids who had either the superficial characteristics of the kins or none. But even if they looked like humans, they always had a specific smell that we, the Beast-kin, could smell and differentiate them, and of course, they also had their divinity line - so they are Beast-kins.

For us, Beast-kin, the human-looking ones, so the hybrids, are actually highly appreciated, as we use them as spies in human territory.

Lori was very interested in everything, also about me and my story, and I freely told her. I didn't know why! Usually, I am reluctant to do it! I would always just say something like "I had a boring life" or so, but she is very approachable like you want to tell her everything - I think it has something to do with her naivety and honest curiosity.

I told them how we fleed the northern regions, my hubby and me, because they don't allow interracial mingling – they have this kind of "superiority complex." The Lord called them idiots: "It is not our job to mingle in their private life as long as it has no negative effects on the Territory." But he forgot to add that the northern nobility thinks that something like this has adverse effects and calls it "Washing out bloodlines" even their servants need to be from the same kin - the Dragon-kins are usually that notorious.

After I told my story, the Lord's aide, the Fox-kin tried to teach Lori all the time about the stuff in politics – sadly, I couldn't understand anything.

We probably ate at 5 restaurants. I can't believe how much the Wolf-kin could eat! Or was it a Leonandra family perk?

I told them all about the harbor and the four jetties, the canal system, which we are very proud of as the Mole-kins designed it, and much more.

At some point, the earl of the city showed up, a Mole-kin, and was very nervous – somebody seemed to have informed him, it was so funny. I never saw him sweat through his suit! However, nothing much happened – they just talked a lot and exchanged pleasantries. It was dull and superficial. Later, I was told that it was a typical talk between nobles, and you needed to listen between the words and tone.

As the Lord is a druid, we couldn't visit a temple because there is none.

It is quite sad that there is only a small temple in Wolfsteeth with 2 sprouts and 2 leaves holding it, but it is all we have in the entire Leonandra territory.

The twin-acorn branch was always small, and it could never catch up when the Leonandra's started to revamp the territory by putting a massive amount of coin in it.

The Lord said that most workers are Nature Dwellers, and they are slow-moving; thus, not much could be done. We need just wait for them.

Talking about Nature Dwellers, we saw the Fairies from yesterday. They were accompanied by some guards. Wandering through the city and looking curiously at everything, the residents would usually call them bumpkins. Still, everyone practically knows that Nature Dwellers hate cities, so even seeing a couple of them is something to behold.

After they saw us, they shivered and ran away. Can't blame them! The bloodlust from yesterday was insane that came out of my office.

At the end of the day, we sat down at some café and talked about what was happening in the east. Too bad I failed the test for the campaign when I was in the north, but with this, I found my hubby and am pretty happy! I also wouldn't want to be there now, even if I could. Sometimes I think my youth self wanted only the adventure and didn't know anything else. Love? Nope, sounds boring. I always saw myself as a knight for something greater. I was dumb.

Seeing how the Lord, as possibly one of the strongest ones of Moorgrel - the one who is a knight and a tri-iron rank holder, the prestige I always wanted in my youth - is missing his loved ones and soughing the closeness to his wife, which he hadn't seen for more than 1 1/2 years.

Today it strengthened the decision I made years ago. I should consider myself lucky for such a stable life and having the one I love more than anything. Thinking about not seeing him for more than a year would break my heart.

I already wrote so much down, so I will say good night as the more I write, the more I want to see him, my lovely hubby.