Samudra's Journal

by vren55

Entry 104: Deadlocked (250 Alternia Regency)

It’s been what… fifty years since my last diary entry? I… honestly I sometimes can’t really see me writing the stuff I did all those years ago. Back then I was so, naive, not stupid… well, not idiotic, but I knew so little… and perhaps was better off for not knowing.

I don’t regret this job at all, and I know my task is vital, but all the same I miss those peaceful days.

Diary, thing is, although most of Aquestria remains uninformed about the kelpies, I must admit that it has become a war, a slow slog. It’s not a full scale conflict, but the kelpies remain at the edges of the Empire, the places nopony goes, particularly the sea trenches.

The good news is that the Ministry so far seems to be fulfilling its functions. Several traitors over the last few years were identified, interrogated and then executed. There were very few ponies who have betrayed Aquestria, but better safe than sorry.

The bad news… the victories and defeats are… balancing. We can’t seem to beat them, to eliminate them, and we’re starting to lose more...