It was hard for me to make a choice, stay with the group or go home, to my parents, to Amberle. I really wanted to see my parents, to tell them that I was wrong not to believe them. I also felt that I couldn't leave this unfinished, the Baneites must be stopped. My less than impressive performance last night didn't help me make this choice. We encountered the Haldoreeve and his men in the woods near the Keep. Who knew he wasn't who he said he was? The imposter stabbed Animosus, so we all went into action and took them all down. When the Haldoreeve died, he changed form, into the Baneite scum that he was.

It was time to have one of us do that whistling thing, Leif got volunteered, being the bard. He whistled, we hid. I wasn't expecting the fiend that arrived, or the monsters he brought with him. He thought Leif was the guy we had just finished off and spilled all of their plans. Then he summoned up a bearded fiend and a pack of hellish dogs. I was prepared to do battle with them when they started howling. I don't know what came over me, but I was scared, and I ran, and ran.

When I finally regained my wits I went back to the Keep. I found it in chaos, my friends and a horde of townspeople were storming the castle. I tried to join in but I don't think I was very effective. I don't even know who that arrow hit. Everyone was so grateful to "us" that I couldn't stay there and not feel guilty. I hid on the roof of the inn and thought long and hard all night about what I should do next.

Go. Stay. Simple, huh? I thought about the things Evan told me about his goddess. Something seemed right about that. I never was that comfortable praying to Mask. Too dark, too evil. I think I may examine this Selune thing more closely. She certainly seems more like me than Mask. Evan sure seems like a good person, he didn't even get mad at Kelestri when she accused him of being untrustworthy.

I'm going to stay with the group, for now. At least until this is over. They picked my name for the group. I'm shocked, I thought no one liked it. And Animosus is staying here in Kurth. He wants to lead but we are all too hard headed. I gotta do my own thing. We, and I mean "The Company of Light And Darkness", have a lot to do if we are going to stop these maniacs.