The Formless

entry 49

We decided to head towards the east. We were on our way when we were suddenly stopped by a bunch of voltarus. Snow quickly turned into an ardoni when I had noticed them in the trees and I turned into a parrot. But we were too late. They demanded to know who or what we are.
I asked to meet master ingresses hoping to talk to him and they became very defensive and brought us to a small rather new village. I had to look twice when I saw two young voltarus that looked like Amaya and elmira. I flew towards then in joy without a second thought but was knocked down by a spear out of nowhere. I had my senses knocked into me there. Those two would have been a good 300 years old about now. The one with elmira's markings also was male (feel stupid not noticing that).
I again asked to see ingresses. The young voltarus suddenly looked sad. I then noticed the staff on his back. It was voltar.
I then turned back into my base form. Everyone looked surprised and rightfully scared. But senn suddenly had a look of joy and familiarity. I had read that voltar carries the memories of past masters. He must have recognized me.
He took me to a grave with the unmistakable markings of ingresses.
I felt bad too but I asked him and the one with Amaya's marking what happened to their parents. The one with Amaya's markings says her name is ember. She explained that she was killed in a voltarus ambush of nestoris.  Which left me very confused but she explained the whole tygren situation to me. I cant believe she died by the blade I gave that boy. He was nothing like that when I knew him.
It turns out that senn never actually met Elmira. So much has happened without me. I cant believe they are truly gone. I never did get to see them again.
I also introduced them to snow who was still in her ardoni form. I had to assure her it was safe before she would come out of that form. She had never shown her base form to a non formless.
Time really flies. This is the worst part of such a long lifespan, you out live your friends.
We have decided to stay here for the time being. The young master senn is filling me in on some of the recent events.