Eisenstern 1.16 – K. Alvares

I decided to put a gym upstairs for the kids to use. They unfortunately got the Ember propensity towards putting on a little too much weight a little too easily, and it seemed like it might be beneficial for them to have an easy way of working it off.

Freya was one of the first ones up there. She seemed pretty determined to work the baby fat off, but as far as I’m concerned, all my children are perfect exactly the way they are.

Dustin later dyed his hair more of a golden blond, and he looks almost exactly like his auncle Morgyn. There was something a little off about that kid from very early on, and I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I eventually figured it out and pulled out a sweater dress from my closet.

I’d bought it some time ago on Plopsy, intending to wear it myself, but the colours just don’t suit me (there’s a reason I left the Paragons). But I thought perhaps Dustin might like it, so I gave it to him.

He hasn’t worn much of anything else since then.

Drake and I discussed it later, and then offered to help Dustin with gender reassignment if that’s something he thinks he wants to pursue. He seemed surprised by the idea, and wanted to talk to Morgyn a little about it beforehand, something I think is very smart of him, and then get back to us later.

Certain Sims in my game will react to the presence of ghosts, like turning to look at them as they pass by, or autonomously initiate conversations with them. Ezio always has, and so has Freya, but none of the others seem to notice the ghosts.

In the meantime, it seems that Freya’s spiritually aware as I am. Drake doesn’t seem to notice the ghost activity, and for that matter, neither do Bryn, Cyne, or Dustin. I suspect she’s the only one that inherited that particular thing. I suppose that’s something of a downfall for her, but she doesn’t seem to see it that way. Actually, she’s forged a stronger bond with her grandmother than I’ve ever had with her.

Many might think I’d be upset about that, but I’m glad she could do that. It’s good, maybe for them both. Unfortunate that they never really knew her in life, but at least Freya knows her decently well after death. I will likely need to teach her a little more about ghosts and what it means to be a medium, but there’ll be time for that. She’s only sixteen, after all.

Nine East Eatery and Bar by Origin ID silrosse, my favourite restaurant build ever.

As it’d been a good long time since we’d spent any real time together, Drake and I went to our favourite restaurant, Nine East. It’d been some time since we’d gone there. Everything was different, from the host to the chef to the waiters, but I suppose expecting everything else to remain unchanged around you is a silly thing.

Drake’s hair has also gone grey. I find I love the colour on him, and it makes his already gorgeous eyes pop even more.

Sometimes I wonder how I managed to get so lucky as to end up where I am. But then I remember that while some of my life might’ve been the particular arrangement of varying fortunes, a good deal more of it was hard work and maybe a spell or two. I wonder how things would’ve gone for me, if Drake and I hadn’t ever met that night.

I don’t regret how my life has gone. I’d live my life over a thousand times, if it meant every time I ended up right back here with him.

But our time here in Mt. Komorebi is finally coming to an end. Soon, Bryn will be a young adult, and it’ll be up to our children to take over after us and lead the Eisensterns forward. But Drake and I will never be far, and if they need us, we’ll always be here.

I spent a little time playing at the cauldron, messing around with varying ingredients and effects, just to see if I could come up with anything else that was interesting. Not really, but it was nice to feel connected to my magic again. I’ve spent so long and focused so hard on getting our family financially stable and raising my children that sometimes I’ve forgotten who and what I am.

I may call myself Eisenstern, but I am now and will always be an Ember. Ezio Gabriel von Goethe de Lorraine Ember Eisenstern. I’ve collected a number of names over the years, haven’t I? Morgyn’ll be so jealous.

As I would be leaving Diaval in my place when Drake and I moved out, I wanted to impart to him all of the important things for him to remember. The future of the Eisensterns may not entirely rest on his little kitty shoulders, but I did want to make sure he was prepared for any of the things he may come up against in the future.

There will, eventually, be those that would threaten the Eisenstern legacy, for fear of the power they will come to wield, or perhaps for want of it. And where I can’t, Diaval must be ready to face these threats and prepare the future Eisenstern generations to face them too.

Or, maybe he didn’t really understand a word I said. Oh well.

Cecily is the Norman version of Latin caecilia brought to the British Isles. Caecilia roots in caecus, meaning blind. Diana’s roots are a little more obscure, thought to be from an Indo-European root meaning divine, possibly related to dyeus. Her name is said seh-sihl-ee dee-ah-nah.

As it happens, our last night together would once again be a Winterfest, as Bryn would age up on the holiday as she has done repeatedly so far. Though she is not heir, she will be acting as regent, until her younger sibling is ready to take the reigns.

Ah yes, my heir. As it happens, Dustin was the only one born a spellcaster. Bryn later received magic from Morgyn, and has been studying the art since then, but Dustin’s magic came naturally, and it seemed logical to give the reigns to our natural-born spellcaster.

Well, Dustin’s gone, rather. Her name is Cecily Diana now.

It’s always a wonderful experience, to have all of my children together at once. I look around the room, as we gather around the tree to open presents and exchange merriment and think myself one of the most fortunate men on earth. I’ll never be far from them, I have to keep telling myself that, or I’ll never be able to leave them.

I only created a future for them, and then gave them the tools to shape it. Now it’s up to them to shape it into something good, and bring the spellcaster race one step forward with each passing year, and recreate the glory the casters once held.

Or perhaps everything I’ve set up and created for them will be for nothing, in the end. Maybe, at some future generation or another, we’ll see the Eisensterns and their power fall to depravity and I will be forced to destroy my own lineage.

Who knows? Whatever the Eisensterns’ destination, the journey to reach it certainly will be interesting to see.

Come along, Whiskers. The seas of Sulani are calling, and it is nigh time we answer them.

Notes: This is the end of generation one. We’ll be picking up with the generation two heir, Cecily, after this.

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