A Non-Uniform Record of My Life [Ardea's Journal]

[Ardea]

Date: 86th Day of Winter 512AV This morning began with a brief encounter with my father on my way out of the door. The concern was evident on his features, so I halted and listened to what he had to say. Apparently, it is his belief that I have now matured and that all risk of me bonding prematurely has been eradicated. Of course, I knew this a fair time ago, but I am undoubtedly pleased that my parents have come to recognise that I am no longer a child and I am beginning to think that maybe I never was. What little childhood I had was so fleeting that I have come to mourn its loss. A burden though being kelvic is, it is also a gift and one that I have utilised frequently. Much like a human would be given a shirt from their crazy aunt for Christmas, I was given a human form and, like that shirt, I can slip into it with unmatched ease. Though perhaps I have not lived long in comparison to the length of a human lifespan, I have learnt much and in that time I have come to recognise thoughts and to become aware of my being. Though I am certain that these thoughts will be improved upon when I find my bondmate... Which is proving more difficult than first anticipated. May whomever it is that the gods have bestowed upon this earth for me to find, find me swiftly, I shall greet them with grace and without judgement. I shall write again soon.