Crest of the Green Leaf: Entry Five

16th Day of the 3rd Month I don't know how Father managed to endure the monotony. All day it was nothing but debating. Round and round we went; the Counselors endlessly repeating themselves. It's impossible to determine whether they are for or against a war with Black Arrow. Speaking thus, it's apparent that news does indeed have wings. Black Arrow and the other neighboring kingdoms have already heard about Father's death. Some have sent their …

…vine was a unique choice of carving, since the actual vine itself cannot grow on anything else except a Sali Blossom tree. If it is transplanted anywhere else, the vine will wither and die. There is a special connection between the two, just as there is a special connection between my brother and me. We will play to our heart's content; forgetting our sadness and sorrow, and lose ourselves in the soothing power of music.