Ponies are getting sick. Very sick. It frightens me. What frightens me more is how the king seems to be reacting. Or rather how he's not reacting. When questioned, he only told me that all was as it should be. He then lectured on the necessity of sacrifice and some such other concepts, which I could not fully grasp. I am deeply concerned. The king has not been as himself and I am deeply concerned. And what of the alchemists? Are they doing nothing to stop this? In all fairness, they've only been here two days, and the sickness started only just yesterday, but I have heard nothing of their efforts.
. . . I'll never be able to focus on my research, with all this madness going on.
Rain. Please stay inside the castle. I don't want you to risk anything happening to you. . . or the child. Please.