It begins like this: I made a deal.
My father only agreed to finance my journey if I returned and let him sell the fruits of my labor to the adventurous. The first thing I bought with the money he gave me was an escort.
Sam Loomis is an average-sized man, with a face that is long and narrow like a fox. He has dark brown hair and intense eyes. His build is slight, but you cannot judge him by that fact alone. The man can shoot the eye out of a squirrel at a hundred paces. He is the Children's best scavenger.
Sam comes to me at a bargain price for all his gifts. I almost wonder why the Children let me have him for so little. But I don't like to look a gift horse in the mouth. He buys a week's worth of supplies. That will be enough to see us out of the Children's camp and into Miles City. So long as I send regular updates to my father, I will have a blank check for my needs.
A strange phrase, blank check. One of those phrases that comes from before the Great Plague. It is my goal to uncover more about the events that led to the Great Plague and its aftermath. I also want to find out more about the strange world we live in.
For example, the Children of Truth. How do they survive in the midst of the Cold Territory? The other towns in the area shun the Children, they think them cursed. Yet Sam seems normal enough, if tight-lipped. Still, I think he will be an excellent escort. He knows of a carriage driver who will take us to Miles City, and perhaps even as far as Once Dakota. On the way I will record what I know so far of the Great Plague. If Sam is willing, I will ask him to describe more of life as a Child of Truth.
So much information is out there to be had. We are spread out into tiny communities doing our best to survive against a hostile world. Hopefully this journal will work to spread knowledge and help us survive and even overcome the tragedy that has befallen us.
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