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Draw unwanted attention to me.
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I didn't have close childhood friends or any siblings, so forging these relationships as an adult was a shaky, uncertain process. I struggled with trust, I struggled with the very word.
Mister Van Dure was one of my earliest allies, but he was what I thought an uncle might be.
Then more people began to fall into my life, or rather, they let me glimpse into theirs. Ktar was another figure who, like Keido, was kind to me. Still, as with Mister Van Dure, he did not feel like a peer. He was a mentor, a confidant, a positive influence on my life, but above me.
There were many I would call friends, but few I could call close in those early days. I never let them in, much to my own detriment.
As to what I did with them? We spoke. I listened to their troubles and they told me their stories. We shared words, hardly even actions. I kept my actions to myself. -
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I hope you do not consider me a coward for saying so, but I would much prefer to die of old age (provided I have maintained my sense of self). I would count it as a great accomplishment.
Otherwise, I would like to die performing the duty I have pledged myself to. -
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Running through the tall grass, picking weeds for my father. I can't remember how I knew he was coming home that day.
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I want to begin teaching.
I'd like to distribute some of the research I've been working on for review.
I hope to improve my understanding of my own condition.
Surviving the next five years is, of course, a priority. -
There are several key points of Inaction in the face of adversity, moments when I could have done good or ill. Anything. Something. Instead I did nothing, and was forced to live the way life coursed on its own.
I try not to dwell on my regrets. The past is can be a jailer as much as a teacher. -
My house was on fire. I took nothing but my fear.
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These are not the most important people in my life. I wouldn't know how to populate such a list. Instead, these are five formative relationships- many ended - that shaped my development and education.
My parents. My father was my guide, my mother is my strength. I could not possibly tell you the first memory of them, so closely have they run along and through my life.
The late Countess Cheraville taught me more than she knew, and more than I certainly could guess. I met her at a function in the keep, though stars know how I was ever invited. The path I followed from that room was dark and steep. She taught me the danger of my own ideals, and (more importantly) about the nature of evil.
Denoire and I were never close, but this was a mutual agreement, guided by the same reasons and metered by the same dangers. Still, I always admired her quiet confidence. She aided me back when few would do so freely.
The last will go to the gracious collective of strangers that have shared their stories with me. Such a simple trust means more than I can say. They save me, though they may not know it. -
I hope to have more time to build one. Legacy is such a big word- I don't know if it is fitting for the small acts and nudges that I perform. Stars willing, I will leave this world having contributed academically to my field but beyond that, only time will tell.
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There is a responsibility unique to those of our study to recognize, counsel, and, if necessary, contain those who are lost to this craft.
For the safety of our friends, as well as for society at large, we must be stewards and guardians. If we do not take up this role, others will, and their blades are hastier. -
Sometimes it is a burning house. Sometimes figures from my past.
Often, it is myself- who I could have become, who I am fighting not to be. -
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I considered it fleetingly once, but it was a naive thought. That was back when I was new to Stormwind- during the witch hunts.
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After the initial shock, I would probably look to find the source of such a powerful enchantment.
While a man's body may make moving through some parts of the city easier, I can't say I'd look forward to such a change. I've gotten use to my body. We work pretty well together. -
No, but that isn't saying much as I haven't been in that sort of relationship to begin with.
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