My Life Among the Barbarians

It seems as though my time is now constantly filled. This morning, during a massive rebellion staged by the middle barbarian, I was forced to allow him to win the battle. I had to help the Matriarch navigate the trails to the Halls of Medicine for an appointment with one of the Medicine Women. While I was gone the Most Honorable Elders ran herd on the barbarians of my settlement. The eldest was sick, the middle was mid revolt, and the youngest continues to attempt to scare the life out of anyone watching her. The Honorable Elders were able to convince the middle barbarian that his obligations at the Halls of Learning were indeed important and mandatory. By the time I returned from my first trip to the Halls of Medicine, the middle barbarian was at school. The littlest one went down for a nap, the eldest and I rested on the stuffed cushions for a while. The White Wolf guarded the perimeter of the settlement while we slept and alerted me when the Most Honorable Elder returned so that ...

It has been long since I have documented my observations here among the barbarians. It was nearly a hundred days ago when the Matriarch of my line required the special ritual on her shattered kneecap. In those hundred days, the Halls of Learning closed for the summer and opened again just a few days ago. My Elders in the nearby settlements now number three. The Distant Elder has moved closer, now living just next to the river down the valley from our settlement. The Behemoth has found a new home up north. I have been cleaning the Injured Elder's settlement and preparing it for new ownership. In five days, my partner and I will be leaving the barbarians behind and travelling to my Elder's old settlement to complete the last of the debridement. Then a few days later a the Smudgers will come to burn sage and remove the last traces of previous occupation so that new settlers can move in. The barbarians have been well this past hundred days, though there have been more trials an...