Each time I meet unnatural monsters face to face I remember why I came along on this journey. Sometimes I find myself thinking this is all a bit more than I signed up for, but then I remember that I am caught up is something greater than my own will to live. The spirit of the earth has brought me this far for a great purpose; to cut out the cancer of evil that is growing in the heart of the planet. Why was I chosen? Surely there are greater druids than I who walk this land with the same desire to protect this planet from the evil outsiders who threaten. I am humbled though, I dare say I have seen greater sights than most druids ever will, fought the unnatural hand to hand, and entered into the kingdom of the noble dwarves. I have met giants, humans, elves and have forged a strong friendship with Koden my animal companion.
I think the greatest feat of all is how I have grown has a gnome. We have an old gnomish saying that says "Never judge a book by its cover, unless the cover says "Judge this book by its cover" but even then you should look inside just to see if the books cover is lying to you." Anyway though we gnomes try very hard to get along with all other races (for some reason no other races want to move close to us though), but we have always been warned about humans. I heard it said once by an intolerant elder once joke that humans were just as evil as the gnomish race, but since they live such short lives they have to do evil constantly just to make sure they get it all in. I guess I always looked at Tenedos through those eyes of ignorance. Since I have traveled with him, I have thought ill of him most of the way, and at times his actions could be viewed as such, but it seems looking back that he has always acted in the best interest of the party and it is with this reflection that I am sorry for the way I have treated him. I need to tell him that I am sorry, but more important I need to show him that I am sorry, I just need to find the right way. |
