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Goblin Diaries, Vol 32: Erin Discovers My Journal

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 From the 06/19/2026 newsletter: 3 rd day of Ice Moon, 1219 th Year, Human Age of Magic … I’m afraid I’ve grown a bit complacent as I’ve become more comfortable with my traveling companion. It seems I have allowed Erin to observe my journaling. She is a creature of habit, a trait any goblin would find endearing, and after our evening meals, she always follows the same routine. She cleans up our cookware and eating utensils, packing them into a bundle in preparation for use at breakfast. Then she settles into a period of quiet introspection, almost brooding, before finally banking the fire and turning in for the night. I can usually count on her falling asleep within minutes, and that is when I take the time to make these nightly entries in my journal, feeling safely unobserved. Apparently, that has not been the case. As we were breaking camp this morning and packing up for travel, she asked me, out of the blue, “Did you use magic to catch those fish last night?” I respo...