It has been less then a month and she already dotes on me, tells me she loves me. As Mother and Father used to tell Galeryn and I. I am not sure I should trust it. She worries more than she needs somtimes. I could wander the valley for weeks and come to no harm. I am thankful that she cares, but it feels like too much too soon. I am overwhelmed by Huoriell doting so much. Naneth and Adar were killed only two years ago. I want to talk to Huoriell about this but I am not sure how. She is not my mother. I cannot just say such things to her. Maybe I should talk to Lord Alassento for advice. He has known her longer than I.
I cut my Naneth and Adar's beads off in art class the other day. My art tutor seemed a little terrified by that. I just didn't want to look like them. I want to look like me. My tutor thought I was having an emotional breakdown and sent me to the healers. I met an Avari there! A real one! He's quite regal looking, even with the grumpy face. The healers had me comb his hair and bead it. I ended up helping him escape the healers and joining him to dash away into the trees of the valley. Did I mention we jumped off the East porch balcony to get away from the healers? That was tremendous fun!!
We spent the night in the trees. I awoke the next morning, and managed to convey that my name was Gileryn. He told me his name was Thannor. Not long after arriving here, I carved little wood figures of Mother, Father, myself, and Galeryn. And an Orc. I had them on hand and used them to tell him about what happened in the mountains. The first thing he did was make face paint. Then he painted the both of us. Then he made a small little funeral pyre for them and burned the figures of Mother and Father. He said something in his tongue I did not understand. He was right. I do rest easier now. It was such a little thing. That tiny little fire. It felt like much more. I do not understand why the other elves are mean to him.
He may talk and look a bit odd, be about as cuddly as a troll, but he isn't mean. He is just grumpy. I'm fairly certain he does not like it here. He said he did not ask to be here. That is not fair to him. I think I am going to give him Mother's horse. That way when he is better, he will not have to leave alone. I do not give Silverfish as much attention as I should. I think she will be better off with Thannor.
