It's true that there's very little keeping me bound to this forest. I spend less time among the trees and more time in the confines of my human home, able to escape from the others. By being alone, there is no chance of betrayal, or failure, or disappointment.
But despite this...solitude, I feel stronger. As if the past no longer matters. Despite losing the things that used to matter most, I am still alive. I have done better than some. I've survived. Bitter and unable to trust I may be - but I'm alive.
I have my family. And I don't need another.



You know that feeling you get when you're running? That feeling that makes you think, for a second, that you're flying. Yeah, that one. Y'know what I'm on about.
Anyhow, that's pretty much what life is. For me, anyway. Dunno about you, love.
I mean, I've got a few issues. Personal crap. You wouldn't be interested. Don't know if people would expect it from me or not. But hey, it's not a choice.
Anyway.
I actually miss my girls, y'know. Tuna, Marti, Isis, Emiva, Fen, Row, Tabi...All my girls. An'--I feel bad for not goin' up to see T yet. But I'll do it someday. Kept that picture she sent me. Got it tucked away in a drawer with the rest of the pictures I have.
Y'know. The naked ones. No, no, I'm kidding.
I'm a bit more human than I used to be, I reckon. I mean, I've always preferred the streets to the trees, but I fit in better in the human world. A lot better.
Nice to come back every once in a while, though.



I have lost all faith in the Gods.
That's all I have to say.


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Fffff this was going to be so awesome and spiffy and really long and have old deer that haven't been seen in ages but then I realised I'd lost the inspiration for it. Sorry to disappoint.