It gets lonely. It gets really lonely. I'm not friends with any other candidates or riders, though I admire T'kar from a distance. I often wish I had a private place in my mind that I could go to when times are hard. But I cannot abandon reality like that. I don't think all the time. I never have time to think because I'm always humming a tune or singing a ballad or dancing to a song. I'm always active. Every limb of me.

So I got Searched. What's the big deal? It's a very, very BIG DEAL! I'm so happy, and Slara is so happy too. She says when we Impress, we'll fly together. I'm beginning to like this place a lot more. Mother isn't so bossy anymore, though I still miss Father. I wrote him a messegeskin. I hope it gets to him. Slara got me a brown firelizard as a gift. I gave her a hug and told her and Mother that I loved them. And I really do.