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Second Tuesday, Autumn of Nine, Age of the Aristocrats
Our sister took us out for ice cream today. She says she wants us to start thinking maybe about going to schools but not immediately. She wants us to feel comfortable in Nevermoor first.
It’s a very interesting city. Wolfram seems sceptical but I like it a lot. There’s so much going on here. It keeps me distracted.
I can’t believe father, mother and grandmother kept our sister a complete secret the whole time. And that she was a Cursed Child, and that the Eventide Curse doesn’t exist. I’m not sure who’s currently on the register right now, but that’s awful if they’re just going to be killed on the next Eventide.
I’m really tired but the hotel is nice. I’m looking forward to what my room is going to do tomorrow!
G Crow
Second Thursday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Morrigan is nice but I don’t understand this place at all. Everything is weird and there’s lanes I can’t walk down because they’ll drown me or something and my room changes every night. And there’s sometimes someone with Morrigan, I saw them kissing once, but I can’t remember who it is even though I know that I see them all the time.
It’s also hard to be here because father is dead. And mother. And grandmother. My whole family is dead except for my brother, and we have to live in our sister’s former guardian’s hotel.
And I think I hate it.
W Crow
Second Sunday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Cadence is super cool. She’s Morrigan’s girlfriend and today she came around with pastries for us all. She stayed with us for a long time today when Morrigan was gone doing something. She goes a lot during the day but she’s usually back at night. Sometimes I don’t think she actually sleeps through the night though, because she wears a lot of the same clothes. And unlike what Wolfram says, I don’t think it's just because she has a “limited wardrobe”. She wears a lot of black but she has a lot of clothes, and I can tell the difference between two black jumpers, and she’s only wearing one.
Jupiter’s mostly been with us though, when she’s gone. And his nephew is here, but he doesn’t really live at the hotel anymore. He still has a room in our corridor though. I saw him going in and out of it a couple of times. He went to one of the schools that Morrigan was telling us about but I don’t know if I want to go to boarding school. Besides, it won’t take students as young as us. So we have a few years to decide.
G Crow
Third Wednesday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
I want to go home. I want things to go back to normal. I want my parents back. I want to go hunting with Father. I want to go home.
W Crow
Third Thursday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Wolfram crawled into my bed last night, crying. Our rooms are right next to each other here, just like home, and we just got an adjoining door too so we don’t have to go into the hall to see each other. I haven’t slept much because of that (I’m writing just after breakfast), but Morrigan is going to take us to some school’s open day today. I’ve got my nicest shirt on. We had to get all new clothes after the Wundrous Society people got us out of the Republic, and I’ve nearly grown out of the things Morrigan brought back later anyway.
Need to go now. I hope it goes okay, but Wolfram needs to tuck in his shirt.
G Crow
Fourth Monday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
I finally remember who Cadence is now. Which is pretty awkward since she’s had dinner with us most nights but in my defence it’s a pretty big part of her knack. But all the same I’m quite embarrassed.
I liked the school we went to last week. It feels like a betrayal to the Republic to say that though. The Free State is the opposite of everything in the Republic I think. And they have a constitutional monarchy which is just so stupid I think, but the place is nice.
I think Morrigan is some kind of celebrity here. People on the street notice her all the time. Some of them come up and thank her for… whatever she does. I’m not really sure what a wundersmith is. Either I was supposed to know the whole time or they’ve forgotten to explain it to us. And some other people cross the street. It’s a bit like how father was when he deigned to walk on the street among his constituents.
Maybe I should bite the bullet and ask her. I don’t know.
W Crow
Fourth Friday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
I didn’t realise how much Morrigan was involved in the Republic. She was there this week for two days for something, and she wouldn’t tell us when she asked.
I only realised yesterday that it's been over four months since it happened. I didn’t even notice the time passing until I checked the dates in the newspaper. It hurts less than I thought it would. It does hurt, but like an old bruise already. I feel worse about not feeling as bad as I feel I should than I really feel bad about it.
I overheard Morrigan talking to Jupiter about it though. It’s like seeing a whole new view of father. And mother too, but we have different mothers so I don’t know how Morrigan feels about it. I didn’t get all of it, but I never thought of him as a bad father until today. Maybe mediocre but not bad. And now I can’t see him any other way.
And if I overheard what I think I overheard, they made her watch them all die.
G Crow
Fifth Tuesday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Guntram can’t stop crying. I tried asking him why but he just shouted at me. I’m in the Smoking Parlour now, and Jupiter’s looking at me like he wants to ask me what’s wrong but I don’t know. He’s been upset for days though.
We looked at another school this morning. I preferred the first one but this one has a really good sports program too.
Morrigan was out late at dinner with Cadence last night. She looked happy this morning. More than we’ve seen, at least. I feel a bit better too.
W Crow
Fifth Wednesday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Morrigan made me hot chocolate with cardamom and cinnamon, just like how Cook made it in the Republic. I suppose that’s how it was made when she was there too. It’s a bit weird thinking of another child, who left before we were even born, who grew up so similarly to how we did. And now we’re in the same place that she ended up. And then she made me talk about it.
I thought she might be crying but it might have been the firelight. It kinda got bigger the more we talked until she noticed and it went back to normal. Maybe that’s what being a wundersmith is?
She’s not telling me everything. She can’t be because not enough of it adds up. I think she doesn’t want to ruin what I remember about our father even though she looked furious talking about him, and quite sad too.
I’m going to get something for her when we go out again. Cadence told us she once stole her a puppy for her birthday. Not sure I can do that but maybe Wolfram and I can buy her something small.
G Crow
Fifth Friday, Autumn of Nine, Third Age of the Aristocrats
Morrigan looked less tired today and told us she was taking leave from the Society for some time to spend more time with us. Personally, I think she needed a bit of a break. We made her a cake, but we burned it so we made one with her. And Chef Honeycutt because Morrigan knows as much about baking as we do. It was very fun. I think I feel a bit better now. Guntram looks better too. We’re getting there.
W Crow