March
This has been a particularly bad voyage. I haven’t been this
seasick for many trip. I’ve thought about asking Victoria for
another sooth spell, but she has been sick quite as often has I
have. The meditation has helped, but not quite as well as before.
Later…
Well. That was an… interesting, yes that’s a word… exchange with
Mrs. Frazer… She handed me a book and recommended I read several
marked passages. And that I could go to her if I had any
questions later… When I retreated to look it over, it was a book
about modern childbirth. And the marked passages were all about
how to tell if you are expecting. Mayhap this explains the extra
seasickness… And the tiredness… And I wonder if Mrs.
Salmalin is in similar straights.
Mayhap I should look through the book Mrs. Frazer gave me. Just
in case. Although I’m really hoping it’s not the case. I
will be of no use to the household as a bodyguard if I am not nimble
enough to actually bodyguard… I shall have to think on it.
And maybe do more meditation. And, if it is the case, find a way
to tell Him.
April 18
Well, I think I have come to the conclusion that Mrs. Frazer was
right. But I still don’t want it to be true. And I still
haven’t told Him. Or talked about it with anyone else.
Anyway. We’re scheduled to get into port today. I will be
ever so happy to get off the boat.
Bah. This is vexing. As Cain was setting out His wardrobe
for the day, He commented on the gold braid that had reappeared on his
dress uniform. When I asked if gold braid was good, He told me
that a flag lutenint gets more pay. How wonderful! But then
Cain mentioned that he had a bottle of brandy for a gift for Henry’s
godfather. Who we would be meeting later. And he’s very
important. Like meeting a cabinet member. After much
dithering and asking both Victoria and Mrs. Frazer, I now have morning,
afternoon, and evening outfit to wear when we meet.
Victoria and I are resting at the house where we will be staying.
It’s the admiral’s house. The admiral’s wife greeted us and
showed us the ginormous mansion. It’s similar to Lord
Grayminster’s house. I’m wondering how I will ever find my way
around. At first I didn’t want to go to the house right away
because Willamina is going to be at the government office with the
others. But Victoria pointed out that she was with Salmalin and
many of the others and would likely be safe. And so I decided to
go keep an eye on Lady Namaste and Victoria who isn’t feeling well
anyway.
Something odd happened this afternoon. We were walking with Lady
Namaste up to check on her son. As we walked past her room, she
stopped, told us to keep walking and talking but come back, then burst
into her room. We rushed back and I drew my sword. Only to
find that it was a little boy reading one of Lady Namaste’s dime
novels. As she talked to the young man, I noticed that the two
looked awfully similar. I think Lady Namaste has another
sibling! Anyway, now I’m sitting up keeping an eye on the
children and Mrs. Cuthbert while Salmalin is escorting Lady Namaste and
Victoria and Atlas somewhere. A pub, I think. I’m glad I’m
not going. I’d forgotten that long sea voyages end with the land
moving too. It hasn’t quite stopped moving. Although it is
getting better. I just thought of something. Maybe if Mrs.
Frazer is right and I am expecting, I should go really look at these
babys and see what I’m getting myself into. I’m afraid that Mrs.
Frazer is right and all. Now that I have been watching, I’ve seen
Mrs. Cuthbert smirking at me over breakfast. And even though I’ve
been seasick for forever, I’ve always been quite hungry at meals.
Unlike all the other times I was seasick. And I thought the weird
mood shifts were just that I haven’t seen Him so often in
forever. Bah. And then again maybe I should just go do my
exercises and meditation and stop blathering and bothering on about
it. In any case, it’s time to do rounds and make sure everything
is all right… I hope that everyone else is ok out in town.
They have been gone an awful long time. While I’d like to think
that they are having a nice afternoon out, I have a sneaking suspicion
that there is a swordfight that I’m missing. Besides. He
never came back for the meeting with His godfather. What was the
point of getting dressed up if I wasn’t going anywhere.
Sigh. And He never came home either. He’s probably out
drinking and who knows what all with who knows whom. Not that I
want to be out with them, but. He’s leaving me all alone in a
strange place. And now it’s only a half hour to dinner and no one
to be seen. Mrs. Cuthbert and I shall have to hold up the entire
dinner conversation with the Admiral’s Lady. This is going to be
an abysmally long evening…
Much Later.
Well there was excitement after all. As we were dressing for
dinner, Mrs. Cuthbert exclaimed an ‘oh no!’. Which is never a
good sign. She was talking to one of the ghosts and all I got was
someone was kidnapped. Mrs. Cuthbert asked me to ask our hostess
about a carriage. I thought there might be trouble but when Lady
Naysmith found out there was trouble, she insisted we take a carriage
and that she come along. Such a competent woman. I really
admire her!
We got to a burning warehouse too late to save Mrs. Frazer, but there
was fighting going on and I got to give Matilda a workout. I was
much happier. We made it back to the Governor’s mansion quite
late. I was starving, so I made for the kitchen and enjoyed some
of the cold dishes left for us.
And now it’s bed time. Tomorrow will be tomorrow. Who knows
what will actually happen.
Proceed to Cranky today
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