Year of the Crow, Second Month, Day 7.

I enjoyed a very leisurely start to the day and when I did eventually drag myself from the comfort of my bed, I lingered over a delicious breakfast of eggs, rice and fruit. I say, breakfast, it was more like lunch... I could, if I chose, go to the Hall and eat with the rest of the House but since I have yet to make any connections, it would feel strange and awfully lonely to go there and eat by myself. Haru will set out for Silent Thunder tomorrow and once she is gone, I suppose I will have to go to the Hall or I will have to learn to cook... Neither is a particularly enticing prospect but I suppose both are better than starving. 

I must try and get to know some people here; I should probably start by asking Tsuyoshi and Ichiko - there I go again... I must remember to refer to them as respectfully as I would to their faces... The Lord and Lady Purple Lightning... they might be kind enough to introduce me to some of my contemporaries. In the mean time, I will go to the library and see if I can find anything of interest.