I've been busy, as usual.  There are a lot of people who have been lining up in front of my house on Jhal-Abur, asking if they can take on new responsibilities or offering to assist players in a quest.  It hasn't left me much time to go adventuring, unfortunately, but whenever I have time I try to relax by visiting islands or writing something interesting.  The feather pen and paper now hold much significance for me, as I spend so much of my time using them, but I realized that one of the best ways to avoid monotony is to have several projects of interest to juggle back and forth, which is basically my NEaB work schedule right now.

 Recently I've also been browsing the Pet Market, in search for a new pet.  Now, Kyp Durron has been a very faithful glumy, and at level 68 he does a good job of helping me finish off my enemies.  Nevertheless, he does have limitations, as he only executes a fair amount of damage compared to the enemies I've been facing recently.  I was considering buying a Griffon, but I've no idea what the going price is or how difficult it will be to train him. 

In the meantime, Oarus was kind enough to loan me his beloved hydra, Helga.  She is a beauty!  It's been lots of fun, slicking her down with water to keep her three heads moist and shiny.  And, as I've had chance to see, she is VERY strong, decapitating those evil Magic-resistant Necromancers with a few head-butts.  I have high hopes for Helga; hopefully I'll be able to raise both our levels by the time I run out of food and must give her back.  For some reason she has an affination for Moon fish, which I've been trying to store indefinitely until the time comes to use them for a Higher Purpose.

No, I don't mean Pet Sacrificing.  Oh yes, I know all about the altar to the South of Soupir, and I also know how to get hints on creating combos.  The problem simply is that I lack the money and time to buy all those pets, level them up, and then take a risk on the pet altar (I think I was there once when MAS started sobbing in the Lodge because of his loss).  I did try sacrificing once, with a level 20 rooster I had as a younger NEaBian.  I got 10 chicken meat from it.  Ah wells, it did make a tasty dish.

Perhaps one day if my writing career finally takes off, making me rich and famous, I might take up Pet Sacrificing.  In the meantime though, I'll just settle for buying a Griffon for someone else.