Tales of Luxendarc: Where the airy lies

The Dark Knight's Journal

Ducal Reckoning 9/1/16—

9/01

The Council of Six ship Dark Knight weighed anchor today, our destination Ancheim.

This marks the first entry in my fourth journal kept since my tenure as an officer began.

My current mission: to collect the airship newly developed in Ancheim's secret shipyard.

I am to transport the skystone given to me by the grand marshal and see it installed, rendering the new vessel skyworthy.

I've just set a southeastward course and noticed my coffee's gone cold. I had it cleared away.

The view beneath me is a sea of clouds, its eastern edge taking on a ruddy tinge as my fresh cup is brought.

This aroma is one of my day's few luxuries.

9/06Edit

9/06

I have come to the Profiteur Merchantry's secret shipyard in Ancheim.

Work installing the skystone within the newly built ship I'm to collect is at a standstill. Three days of waiting. The heat is stifling, and the coffee drowned in sugar. I hate this place.

It's to be called the Eschalot. I'm surprised the first word from Aniza's lips upon seeing the blueprints has become its official designation.

I'd braced for another night of cat napping in this sweltering dock, but just received word the skystone is set and sealed.

The ship's maiden flight is to the Flor-Cheim Sea, where the ship I rode here is berthed.

While it lacks the horsepower of a heavy cruiser like the Dark Knight, the ship is nimble and its design pleasing.

I find myself quite taken with it.

9/10Edit

9/10

Following her test flight to the Flor-Cheim Sea, the Eschalot has begun seafaring tests.

I am confident the ship's power, speed, maneuverability, and defenses all meet the requirements laid forth by the Sky Knights.

The airship originally assigned to the Sky Knights suffered damage during the initial incursion into Caldisla and crashed. The mission to tow the newly completed Eschalot to Caldisla's Lontano Villa will commence in one month's time. It will be Aniza's first sortie.

It falls on me to spend the next ten days overseeing thorough testing of the craft's ability to withstand the Sky Knights' rough handling.

9/20*Edit

9/20

The steel airlock door creaked shut behind me.

Footsteps investigating the noise drew close for a moment, but soon faded.

I lowered myself into bed with a sigh.

My right hand unconsciously drifted to the back of my head.

There, beneath my pillow, it fell upon a picture frame.