Last night was much
more restful with no dreams to haunt me on waking. My companions seem
to be adjusting to life on the road, but seem to be keeping each
other and myself at a polite distance. To remedy this I intend to
ride with each of them for a while today.
Govinda is a very pious
young man who hopes to enter the priesthood once he finished his
education. When I asked him about his choice to come with me he told
me that he felt that the Darkones had something to teach; perhaps
something profound. He said that he had found his conversations with
Sem-buk most enjoyable and hoped that we would get a chance to talk
with one of their wise ones.
Akanksha whilst vain is
not nearly as self focused as I was lead to fear; the self
aggrandisement seems to be something of a defence mechanism. Her
motives for coming seem to be a way of getting away from her family
and perhaps to make a reputation for herself. She gives the
impression of confidence but her eyes are those of a little girl
lost.
Sem-buk is an enigma. I
can not tell if he is being deliberately obtuse or his thinking is
that different to ours. He was polite but non-committal to my
attempts at small talk. When I asked about why he'd agreed to be my
guide all he said “Fate sent me to you; to bring you to what you
must see and learn.”
Tonight we sleep under
canvas I hope for another dreamless night.
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