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~~ Mandrett, in Central~~~~
Jenner and I spent a day here and tried their famous hamburgers. We had met a family of twelve and took photos with them. They let us stay the night with them. Jenner had picked up a stray puppy and we kept it. His name is Lotto.

~~ New Optian, in the East~~
I took pictures as Jen and Lotto played in the river with some town kids. None of them seemed to care that he was half Ishbalan and thought he was fun. We spent Jenner's fifth birthday in the nice town. He had gotten new clothes and a lot of candy.

~~ Youswell, near the East Dessert~~
The village people were poor, but they made a good living. I liked them very much and stayed for a month. They didn't care about the Ishbalan blood in Jen and I learned more cooking. We came so we can stock up before going into the dessert.

~~~~ Avaswell, in East Dessert~~~~
It's a stop to the Lost City of Xerxes. Noah, a man from Youswell, had offered to take us sight seeing all the way around the East Dessert. For a lot of money. It was a good thing 1st Lieutenant Yoki had paid me to sing for his private party. Yes, I had a lot of money now and paying for this was no problem. It's good Lotto is white.

~~~~ The Lost City of Xerxes~~~~
Finally, we made it. Noah waited outside of the city because he was afraid of any ghost. I only found broken buildings and a large group of Ishbalans. They were hostile at first, but the Elder Woman. There were many pictures taken as we settled for the night there. They were nice when you got to know them. I noticed part of a large stone and something in me said it was familiar. This whole city felt familiar. It was like I've been there before. This nagging feeling wouldn't go away as I roamed around with Jenner and a few Ishbalans. They had even offered to watch over Jenner if ever needed.
We would definitely come back there.

~~~~ Abaski Rock, East Dessert~~~~
This place was amazing and huge! There were a ton of cliffs and I made sure to keep everyone in sight. The rocks created a valley and that valley went on for miles! Jenner loved the setting sun. The night was cool. We could see all of the stars out here and Jenner said he wouldn't mind us living here. Just us. He makes me so happy about anything and everything.

~~~~ Milos, in the South~~~~
We went our separate ways with Noah and skip around Ishbal. I didn't want Jenner to learn of that yet and he could have been hurt. So, we went to Milos. They had one of the best Hot Springs! Our skin was so smooth. It's a Prairie land, in the South and we played a lot with the animals. We left soon because they were not Ishbalan friendly.

~~~~ Dublith, in the South~~~~
I came here to meet the teacher of my brothers. Even though I had reports from the man Maes sent to watch her then, I still wanted to meet her face-to-face. For a good week, we went there to buy meat. Izumi Curtis is a fine woman. Her husband was quiet and intimidating to most, but Jenner liked him. Mason was cheerful and greeted us every time we came by.
One day, she plain out asked me what business I had with her. I guess she noticed how I watched them. I smiled and told her who I was. That was like an ice-breaker. We started to talk more and she told me more of how she trained my brothers. Izumi and I got along great! We would spar and she taught Jenner to read while I worked around the town. I think we stayed for a good year. So many pictures with Izumi and the nice towns people that didn't mind Ishbalans.

~~~~ Rush Valley, in the South~~~~
Now, this place was like a goldmine to Jenner. We had a chance meeting with a young thief and she had tried to steal my suit case. Me, being an amazing fighter and quick thinker, stopped her. The young girl may have been a year younger than me.
That was the place were Lotto got hit by a car. Fortunately, it was Rush Valley and they had plenty of Auto-Mail to fix him up.
The man Paninya introduced us to Dominic, who offered to fix him for free. All I had to do was sing him a song. So, Jenner and I stayed there for a few months. We took many pictures and had many adventures. We met Ridel, Dominic's son, and his lovely girlfriend, Satella. I won the bet with Paninya that they would be engaged in a month.
In fact, the wedding was before I left and I got to be a flower girl.

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