It’s been over 7 years since I came to be here but things have been strange. After that initial I suppose “awakening” I have been having bursts of consciousness, for the most part it was a bit of a daze or cloudiness in my mind. But now it has mostly gone away, maybe my brain has developed enough to accept my mind. Regardless I have been learning to read and write the language that's spoken. It is interesting, back when I was still the tiny toddler I could not understand most things but now I can get mostly what people say. The words spoken flow rather well and at times seems almost like a melody even when it is regular day to day conversations. But that might just be me since I still remember english rather well.Alongside learning to read and write I have learned a bit about the history of the kingdom and our house,. Apparently the house is called the Wyleven palatine archcounty, we are supposed to have some high post even amongst other high nobles. I guess that the rather long title shows the importance of our house. Our house is near the border of the kingdom but extends like the narrowing of a slice of pizza towards the center of the kingdom or maybe a T-shape is better description. We hold land that while nominally smaller than equivalent lands despite the title we have rather strong influences on the bordering wildlands. Something about having showed the locals our might and benevolence, well this rather enlightening speech was given by who I later learned was the head butler.

My parents have only showed themselves every once in awhile, apparently they are rather busy working but still took the time to pop in once in awhile for a few weeks every 3 or 4 months. Besides this manor I am in we have another in the royal capital given by the royal family and a forward castle by the border of the fief and the wild lands. Besides this we have numerous small scale forts and outposts by areas with large monster populations. Dad does not look like he will shame his ancestors in looks, he proudly carries the features of our ancestors along with some rather piercing light blue eyes(name is Sherrod). Mother has that cool beauty look dressed in what can only be described as a kimono with some changes to make it even easier to move in. Her dark blue almost black hair and grey eyes along with a rather regal face makes sure that she is not taken light of (name is Norma).

I also have at least two older brothers and apparently 5 sisters both younger and older, that means eight kids in total (Malin, Allister, Mercia, Aylen, Laila, Tania, Fira, and Idla in order of age and gender). I don’t interact much with my siblings since they are stuck in heavy training and I don’t know if any of my siblings are engaged but they don’t appear to be married since I have not seen anyone who could be their husband/wife so far. Bad news for me is that it looks like my turn is next very soon now that I am older for heavy training. When I childishly ask any of them what they do they can only pat my head and give me some warnings about the future. Quite a bit is about the importance of rationing your strength and being prepared for pain, I am really starting to get worried about the future after they have all one this once or twice before, being the youngest in the family does not always have its benefits.I would say that my parents have kids a little too much by my standards but apparently dad has another wife. She looks somewhat similar to mother but with slightly different face shape, green/hazel eyes and light blue/silver hair (name is Raisa). She is apparently mother’s cousin, and he married both of them early as in they were all around 18 when they married and my oldest sibling is just reaching 18. I would be worried about female rivalries but my two mothers look more like partners in crime.

The few times we were together as a family I have seen dad look in despair as his wives are standing together in the corner with the head maid looking like a gossip group if it was not for the wry smiles that look like someone is not going to be in good shape soon. I would question why the head maid is together with them but only later did I discover that she apparently is an aelfen, essentially an elf but a bit more warlike and less ethereal or graceful. She had her black hair thickly braided around her head into something like a circlet before combining into a ponytail, her ear tips which were the giveaway were hidden in the curl but her red eyes were on full display(name is Tatiana). She is older then my parents and is a bit more like an older sister than maid. While being carried around by one or the other I have heard them discuss their own training, the situation of the fiefdom, and various hunts. I did not know all of this since it took me years to learn the language but in later times I would hear vivid descriptions of how they had bouts with each other or took down some monster on the edge of the fief. I learned quite a bit about the length they go to fight, which I will omit since I want to preserve the dignity of the poor sod who fought them.

Dad’s only backup when they get together is the head butler, he is dressed in a shirt and coat, not quite the stereotypical butler look but close(name is Landon). He would stand near father and place his hand in support, not the behavior of your average butler but well apparently he is qualified. I’ve seen him in the training courtyard looking gleefully with a baton in hand at some recruit guards his tail swaying happily multiple times in my time. I should note he is tall at 6’2’’ and fit, not bulky but athletically compact. He is what I could only describe as a human with some reptilian features, not a lizardman but man-lizard. Aside from the tail he has some scales in places on his body and face along with somewhat claw like hands, his race is apparently called lilftos. From his stories after getting rid of the praise for the house and family, he started at the bottom and went up the ladder and finally becoming head butler. During that process he was apparently directly under father and served as a comrade in arms during the times traveling and can be considered father’s brother. But even this loyal and strong butler can only bow to the head woman of the household, with all the woman in the household can this be considered a matriarchal family?. Our founder was male but the ratio of family heads is actually close, almost 50-50 for gender ratio. Well let's just set this aside for the future then, no need to make assumptions without enough information.