un: yuheng; text

[wooden_one]

I was invited to work in the meteorologist institute. It's guarded on the outside but it's clear that no one has been inside for years. In fact, the last entry in the logbook was from around five years ago.

It referenced a drought and the appearance of some sort of "filthy water".

It seems too similar to what happened in Taravast to be mere coincidence.

[And five years again....what happened five years ago? How did such a huge and disastrous change happen over the sea and here at around the same time?]

They also decided to disregard my warning about the weather being poor. For some reason or another, Cain d'Ubiq had already decided to fly out. I cannot fathom why.

[He isn't good at politics. He knows, that Cain d'Ubiq must want something but to risk the dragons and other volunteers...why not wait? Surely, the craft they wanted to find would still be there after a couple of days delay?]

Comments

[beitangmoran]

And if this is in fact the same dark water we have met before then that's one more link to previous happenings of undead phenomena.

Ah. Yes, that's probably why he acted that way. Most military commanders do not like to hear anything that contradicts their views. Good military commanders listen.

[wooden_one]

He is young...perhaps too young. [He disapproves of how Cain did things but well...it can be complicated.]

It is no excuse for putting others at risk all the same.

[beitangmoran]

Young military commanders with something to prove are definitely not food listeners. I would not take it personally if I were you

[wooden_one]

...I wasn't taking it personally. I just think he should have put the safety of others above his own agenda.

[He's being completely honest too. He wasn't taking it personally. It was just that...]

It is normal for some youths to think they know better. Even so, the cost of their mistakes should not affect the well-being of others. [That's not fair.] I am no one to him but all the more reason someone who does mean something to him should speak up.

[Everyone should have someone like that. Even Chu Wanning had a person like that, once...even if that person turned out to be someone undeserving of his regard.]

[beitangmoran]

You tried. If things go wrong, you can definitely use that as a teachable moment, should he come back more or less in one piece.

[wooden_one]

We can only hope they all come back safely.

{It doesn't mean he won't worry about it.]