Dear Risa,

  The quaint town of Dogroofs is named after its roofs, which all have dogs on them. The roofs all have dogs on them because… the town is named Dogroofs.

  They mayor seemed very confused when I asked which happened first. I guess it just came into existence like this.

  Anyhow, we got here this morning and after lunch got to work.

  Luke didn't have as much work, this town has a Runemaster, but the mayor asked him to double-check the wall’s protection runes. A squirrel got in recently, and the local runemaster says it’s nothing to worry about. The mayor still worried.

  Cali was asked to go out with a party of hunters to track and put down a pack of dire wolves. She was horrified, started a speech on how animals act on instinct, and the mayor said he didn't care what happened to them as long as they stayed away from his town. So she happily left with a group of hunters this afternoon. I lent her Maki. They’re spending the night in the forest, somewhere in the wolves’ territory.

  And then I got to work. This mayor, Rufus, is much nicer than George was. He had everything prepared when I showed up, and we had tea together at promptly 3pm. He had one honest, legitimate mistake in his taxes, and was horrified until I told him it meant he’d been paying more than he ought for the past five years, and as such he should be getting a letter from the government asking how he would like to handle his reimbursement as soon as my report is verified.

  This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.

  At the end of the day his wife came in, and she asked if I'd like to have dinner with them. Whiiich dashed my hopes of having a romantic dinner alone with Luke, but I couldn't really say no. Luke was invited, and he spent most of his time playing with their kits.

  And Risa. Kits love this guy. It’s… Aaaah

  At first they came to me like “oh wow, pretty hair!”, but Luke had a couple random runestones in his pockets, and taught them how to juggle elements. They were getting pretty good at it by the time we left, and from the way the mayor’s wife was smirking at me, I'm sure I just had big ol’ hearts for eyes.

  What should I do, Risa, what should I doooo???

  I can't tell him I love him tonight, because we had wine with dinner, and he might think I'm just tipsy or something.

  I need to change the subject. You’re probably tired of hearing me gush about him, anyhow.

  Cali left the horse here. Apparently Peanut is a type of horse that doesn't do well off-road. Which is kinda weird to think about. I mean, it’s a horse. I kinda thought they were all the same.

  I asked the innkeeper if I needed to do anything to the horse tonight, and he said he had it covered. So that’s nice. Because I have no clue what I’m supposed to do with a horse. Feed it, probably? But how much? And what do they eat? Cali got the horse peanuts, but I assume they don't only eat peanuts.

  I hope the dire wolves don't eat her and leave me to care for the horse…

  Nah, that would take a miracle.

  Distracted Regards,

  Maeve Zee