'The Pond is a strange place. It all started last week as the Forest began to warm. Deer driven by thirst came to the edges of the Pond but backed away as bubbles rose from the depths of the pool. Something was coming to the surface. Something that hadn't seen the the forest in almost two years....

Lost and forgotten at the bottom of the Pond lay a village: Leuven. Once a beautiful place the Twin Gods wept for the terrible heresies committed by the Men. Wept until the ground began to sink inward and the village flooded with water.

A deer lay among the weedy streets and stirred. A string of bubbles escaped his mouth and rose quickly to the surface. Syltar lay sleeping.... but not for long.'

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I haven't seen this place in a while. Still the same I think. Are all my old friends still here? *yodels* I figure I should return and rest here for a while. My life is incredible out here. I moved to Colorado. It's glorious. I feel so much more comfortable with myself.

I have some good news! I won't be open for art-trades or artwork this summer (OCT buisness) but I will be getting a tattoo of my one and only pictogram: http://tale-of-tales.com/TheEndlessForest/register/pictogram.php?usernam... On my ankle. I hope. Not sure when I'll set up an appointment but it's going to be soon. The pictogram has been such a fixture in my life that I feel it's important to keep it close.

I'm doing just fine out here. Sewing like mad and thinking of apprenticing myself to a local taxidermist. It's an interesting profession and I can handle the fleshing portion of it. I'm more a 'how does this work?' kind of person. This seems like a good fit for me. Can you imagine? Girly-girl me boiling skulls?

How are you all doing? Good I hope.
~Syltar