Hey Diary,

  We’re in Goldvale! I’m staying at the Traveler’s Guild with Luke and Echo. Maeve is staying with her friend Risa, and Maki is staying with Mas. They have important things to talk about which will probably take all night.

  We spent a long time talking to Mas this afternoon. He said that the city was mostly flattened, and they had to live in tents for a week. Then, when it was over, everyone was assigned a job to help repairing. Not just people with the right magic type or class, but everyone. The city was apparently very organized in the rebuilding effort. By the time word got here about the pocket dimensions, it wasn't as necessary as it had been in other places. Yeah, there’s still a ton of pocket dimensions around, and Runesmiths are still doing nothing but making them, but enough people had their homes rebuilt that it wasn't frantic. So that’s a relief.

  Mas said food has been a little hard to get. There aren't many people transporting food right now. They’re more focused on repair supplies and news. But no one is starving, and things are slowly getting back to normal.

  He also said my parents have been asking about me. He has a message stone that reaches Fish, so my aunt and uncle can talk to him. They’ve asked if he knows where Maeve and Maki are, and where I am, and if we’re ok… And my mom has been contacting him like once a day asking if he’s seen me. And my dad has been asking, too. And even Wisp asked. He said they’ll probably ask tomorrow, and he will have to tell them I was here. I kinda wanted him to tell them he hasn't seen me, but I know he won't lie.

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  I don't even know why I don't want him to tell them. I feel… like I’m going to be grounded or something. Like they’ll be mad. If they know they’ll see me soon, they might… I don't know!

  I left without saying goodbye, and so many things have happened, and I know they’ve been worried about me, and I’m scared they might be mad! They should be mad! What I did was completely rude and unacceptable! I want to see them and talk for hours, but what if they hate me? What if they just want to make sure I’m alive, but don't want me around because I hurt them?

  I want to talk to Maeve about this, but she’s not here right now. Luke talked to his parents before leaving, so he wouldn't understand. I mean, his mom made us muffins, so they were completely on his side.

  Maybe I should talk to Echo about it. I don't think she’ll understand why I’m so scared, but she’s the only one around other than Luke.

  Well, there are other people around, but I don't know any of them. I kinda don't want to randomly start crying out all my problems to a stranger. Doing that might get me kicked out of the Guild for being a baby kit.

  Yeah, I’ll see what Echo has to say.

  Signing off,