How to Stay Distracted

I suppose I would feel less hungry if I didn’t move around so much, but it’s just not like me to do so. Granted, I am known to sit down and meditate or contemplate for some time, but I can’t do that all day. My own personal aching often makes me forget for short times exactly what we’re dealing with: A war.

Bodies come and bodies go. For some strange reason our camp has yet to be attacked again, but the other fortified locations are having trouble with the constant nighttime raids. I’m still providing moral support wherever I can. Many warriors come into the camp looking dazed and confused, because they’ve lost a friend. I hope they find one in me.

Ren seems to always be thinking these days. He takes very careful note of where casualties are coming in from, and seems to do a lot of math and triangulation. Jonas, on the other hand, is studying the wounds of the slain and has been using me as a dummy to see if he can reproduce the fighting style of the ninjas. When he feels confident about a technique he uses it on Saki who develops some counter-techniques. Jonas is an excellent tactician, Saki is a great leader of troops. Between the two of them I doubt any unit could take on theirs. The problem, as Ren says, is that neither Jonas nor Saki can be everywhere at once. We need to strike this enemy at the heart.

Speaking of which, Ren has been employing Shevat’s help too. Shevat has been integral in keeping those who are poisoned alive, and now he has a group of shambling zombies following him around. He makes sure to always have Doughb0y right at his side. I think that’s Shevat’s way of showing me that I don’t have to worry about Doughb0y. It’s awfully kind of him. Well, water can’t cure the hunger, and it can no longer sate it either, but it’s still my best friend on this, the 4th day of my fast. I will drink until I am full.