Charity's Journal 26th Moonstone 96
Ironya had a scare today. While walking outside the walls with her baby boy, her and the others who were outside, were attacked by a troop of Mandrills and a single Elephant Pony. Ironya and her baby ran back inside, jumped over the trap and one of the creatures was scewered by enormous wooden screws, wooden bolts, and spikes from the earth. The others ran right into Khenal, responding to the yelling on the surface. Khenal killed the Elephant pony. And then he killed the rest of the filthy apes that tried to escape. Cut one's head clean off. With a spear! I kid you not.
Charity's Secret Journal 11th Opal 96
Oh my little pony isn't so little anymore. Adamant, went out to play with the other foals today. It's the first time he's been away from his Mommy for any length of time. I told Venture to look out for him. Strangely, Venture seemed kind of off the entire time I was talking to her. Probably just didn't sleep well, I've heard she suffers from night-terrors. I sympathize with the filly and her parents are always so busy, I wish there was something we could do for her.
Oh Adamant is back now. Seems he tripped and scrapped his chin, sounds like he's was trying to say something about Venture, but I couldn't catch it over the tears, The kids were probably just roughhousing or playing on the stairs again or something.
Charity's Journal 13th Opal 96
The fortress guard has returned from it's little hunting trip. Khenal, said he needed some time off to clear his head of the investigation, so he could look at it from a fresh perspective, so he took his men out on a hunting trip. They brought back, several Mandrills, two silver gibbons, and more Siamangs then I can count. The butchers will be hard pressed to process them all before they rot. Hm. Better have Cryptson and Grifen make a room for a second butchers/tanners. Not that we even need the meat, our entire food industry could take a year off and we'd still all be fat and happy.
Charity's Journal 26th Opal 96
I've been informed that Shasad Spewgerbil our woodcutter/carpenter (And father of Venture) has suddenly taken over one of our craft-shops, disrupting production. His wife seemed upset about the whole thing. Said he's hardly said a word to her or their children in days. I'll have to post somepony to watch him, he could be dangerous.
Addendum
My posted guard has reported back to me that Shasad has grabbed three piles of unprocessed logs and one large granite block, and seems to be building something.
3rd Obsidian 96
Shasad has finally finished what he was building. It's a marvelous wooden door. decorated with spikes of granite. He calls it UnionsArrows. It's very beautiful. I was going to just put it in the dinning room, but he insisted that it was to be a gift to his eldest son, and so it is being put as the entrance to Peytrel's room. Seems a waste to me.