Tahlim Family/Mikara/Fighting on the Homefront
***A diary entry in the journal of Lady Mikara Tahlim, Dame of Isular***
"Fighting on the Homefront"
I have lost track of the battles I have sent my men in against. Everywhere I go it seems there is a looming monster or undead threat that demands the attention of the men I control. There is a great deal of satisfaction one gets from helping commoners with their plights. There is a strong feeling of deserving when you do something that actually warrants the seemingly unyielding faith and respect they lay upon the nobles of Cathay. They lead such simple lives. Lives I do not wish disturbed by demons.
Amongst all my fighting I have lost several of the men under my command. It served a striking blow to us all as one in particular perished in my homeland of Isular. Of all the men my father sent me here with, it was he who I was closest to. When I was a little girl it was he who was always on watch over me. Watching me with honor and dignity as I practiced my sword fighting and learned my literacy lessons from my mother. He has no girl of his own, and I knew secretly he always fantasized that I was his own, though he would never admit it to me. According to my father he was the very first to volunteer himself to my guard when I came to Dwilight. I feel vulnerable without his eyes over me now.
On a lighter note, my Lord Anatole has returned to the home front, and the commoners of Isular spirits have raised considerably to see all of their lords in one place fighting together to preserve peace and protect them from outside threats. I know my Lord will not rest until the citizens of Isular are among the happiest and most loyal in all of Cathay, and I will be there at his side to help him make it so. That is if no looming threats spring up in the area. I have received reports of Hilpur under attack yet again. It pains me to hear their stories of woe. I will leave it to the Acacean knights to deal with their lost people for now, as my previous sacrifices in their lands seems to have gone without notice.
I hate thinking in the ways of borders and lands, but the men who still yet live under my banner should be fighting for Cathay and I will continue to use them as such. There are simply too many threats lurking just outside our borders to send them away at this time. While our armies fight against evil in the south, Isular is left gazing to the north, ever vigilant.
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