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Deep into the mountain



Many things have happened since the last time I sat and wrote in this journal, many things have changed. And now I'm in my office in the Drunkard's Study and I write once again, though I don't know why, maybe deep down it's soothing, leaving something behind me, my thoughts, my news. Maybe one day I will realize why I do it. Until then I will go on and on and on.

The Drunkard's Study... It's the home of the Fateless Wanderers, the Order I created, without really expecting it. It was the second time I invited Rothrian in the Study, and we talked, I showed her the banner I designed and we spoke of one's purpose and I revealed mine to her. It turned out that she has the same purpose as well, so she joined me, and the Fateless Wanderers were born, an Order made to fight Evil across Middle Earth. Our house, the Drunkard's Study is in Thorin's Gate, it's the only place that feels close to Moria, so I made it long ago. I named it like that because I filled it with bookcases and barrels of ale, it sounds funny but I like it. The others do too... Yes the others!

Some weeks ago Rothrian and I started scouting some brigands camps, to learn some information regarding their leaders. That business kept us around Bree where a girl approached me, wanting to join us, her name is Amylin, I let her into the Order, and I am currently training her. While talking with her her I heard familiar voice, a voice I didn't' expect to hear again. I was Swiftly, Deorgast. He returned to Bree after returning to his homeland and finally he cleared his name, his news brought joy to my heart and as the conversation went on I told him of my aim and my old friend became an ally and joined also. After all his homeland has been through many things, it should have been expected for him to want that. With him there was an odd girl... Well... Odd isn't the world, most a girl that has her own way of seeing the world, I took her with me some days ago to scout a brigand camp. She's good at passing unnoticed and got some of the leader's papers and letters. They mention the arrival of a company of orcs in a camp in Naerost in the Lone-Lands and the arrival of some emissaries in Haragmar. I sent Mynna and Deorgast to learn more in Naerost, while Rothrian scouts Haragmar. I came to the Drunkard's Study to find information about Haragmar and the surrounding foul areas while training Amyilyn.

I also met an Elf, her name is Veleria, we met in the Thorin's Halls forges, we share a particular liking of making weapons and that made me approach her and we spoke. Mostly about metals and ore, but the talk went on and we saw that we share the same purpose and now she's part of the Fateless Wanderers too. Amyilyn is South in Ered Luin. running I guess, in the woods, she said she would love to run there. That gives me the time to set off to Imladris, hoping to meet my friend Khalis there, I think he will like what I have to tell him. Once I return I will get do to business, we must find out the origins of the ors and the purpose of the emissaries, once we do we will try to find them somehow.

It's time to get ready now, time passes quickly when you have things to do, I must make ready for the trip, I will find Veleria on the way. I can't wait to get there...