Chloe x

24th August

Since I am now an adult, and my own person I decided to keep a diary, and here it is… a new life, a new diary, a new pen and a new bottle of ink…

Today was my interview. I was so nervous, I think the Duke did like me, we had a nice long chat about what I could do for him and the City. I explained how I wanted to give back to the city for its kindness in raising me. He wrote me a letter to give to the lady at the Inn and now I am her apprentice. She seems nice, but she gave me an odd look when she found out I was from the orphanage. I bet she thinks I will steal from her or something.

Something very bad happened today, I was crossing the bridge out of Trinsic when a “nice” man said he would escort me to the Rose because there were dangerous things about. But then he *rest of sentence is quite wobbly* grabbed me and bit my neck and drank some of my blood. Liana saved me and then Stewan and Liana had to take me to a special pond at a shrine, I had to bathe in the waters to make sure I won’t become a vampire, I just hope it works, the bite itches and burns. Not as bad as before, but still…

Ali came to meet me at the gate, she was upset that I was bitten, she said something about blood dolls, I couldn’t understand and just didn’t want to think any more on it. Then she took me to vesper, to the swaggers - I met Gia, Becca and Jake. They seem really nice and not at all like the nasty militia that came into the town this evening.

Then it was all ruined by that man showing up! He kept grinning and looking at me funny, then he crept up behind me while I spoke with Becca, I couldn't help but run and hide... I don't want to be a vampire. I feel so bad now... I ran all the way back to the moongate and back to the town. I must apologise to Ali and the rest tomorrow, I just couldn't stay there, I wanted to be safe.

Chloe closes her diary and clasps it firmly to her chest as she lays her head to sleep, feeling mixed emotions on what she believes is a bad day she begins to drift off into a restless sleep...