↳ codex entries: notes taken by rook when they were young/in training ↳ alessio de riva. age 15.
[ this note is written in a battered journal, the writing is printed mismatched letters, clumsy and heavy ]
the traynors trainers tell me to practisce my trade tung tongue letters by riti writing notes about my day. writing is harder than speeking.
i hav been heer for 6 months. the crows are good to me. i am not chained. i am fed. i train with other rec wrek rek recruits. we do not fight to the death in training. we are hit only when we fail.
they do not fear magic.
i have a speshul special teacher for magic. and others for combat. hiding. poyzun poison.
they talk to me about the qun. i do not want to go back. this is wrong. they tell me it is not.
i do not want to die. this is wrong. they tell me it is not. they wood have killed me like my- there is no trade word for arvaraad- handler i am told.
they wood would have killed me like my handler if i had wanted a good death under the qun. i shud should have. i was not faithful.
i wanted to live. i want to live. i want to be a crow.
the wounds are lite light. the lessons are- i do not know this word.
f e r o n a says fun. the lessons are fun.
i hurt less. i like my lessons. i am- happy to have lived.