‘If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, not the goal.’ -unknown Soren At dinner tonight, I ate with my people in the dining room and talked with Lark, who was seated in her usual spot now after mating with Ulric. He had chosen to go on the mission back to Nightshade for information. This was the first time in a while he had been out on a mission. I could tell that it unsettled Lark by how nervous she looked and how much she picked at her food instead of eating it. I made sure to reassure her that Ulric was smart and would come back. Ulric wanted to make sure that they got the information we were after and that the scouts came back this time. We had been having bad luck losing people thanks to that fire elemental, so I understood why Lark was so nervous. She still needed to remembe

