| Dear Friends, July 31, 2005 Forgive me for such tardiness but I have been healing in ways since our last moments together. Much has happened since last time we talked, I do hope I can remember all the important parts. I am back in my Canyon Estate as of late, and far from lonely within it. Though some of my old companions, those you might have met before, are off to new lives. Companions such as Mike Riley, Jesse�s child; he and his demon friend Turel left ages back, even the lesser I made, Catherine Scot, has disappeared and I haven�t heard much from them. I don�t blame them for wanting to get away, sometimes we all do. Shadow�s lover and mother of his daughter couldn�t bare the idea of raising her daughter around Shadow, I suspect I had hand in it as well, she was a strong, curious and beautiful woman but a mother�s protective nature can curb even the strongest curiosities for the sake of their young. Shadow is sad yes, I can feel him mourning, it�s less now though with Rudah Culan spending time with him; or should I say, he spends time with her since he has moved out of the estate to live at her residence. They had a rocky beginning that�s for certain, after loosing his �butterfly� the demon was lost. I think he fell for Rudah about the time they found that strange little girl, Dawn McMillan. The poor thing was a kidnapping victim whose father was killed in the crime. I dare say that would have been her fate as well if Shadow and Rudah hadn�t shown up as they did. Shadow still spends a great deal of time with the little girl; he seems quite taken with her though soon he will again be a father and may not have as much time to spare. Louis and Avan had been the same as they have been for over a year now; at the moment they are in Paris with Armand. James our celebrity ghost has been quiet for months now, I wonder if he has found his peace and left us finally for reward. Maharet and her companions Eric who we knew as Cronan, Mael and Pandora have been busy at Sonoma rounding up their spies on some new device that is supposed to, according to my understanding, amplify telepathic energies as well as a few other things. This device has many concerned but what does it matter. I still believe it won�t matter to the world one iota, and it�s a waste of energy to care. The research team I funded to Alcatraz ended up creating a major catastrophe in the course of a few days time; fumbling to such a degree that one of their team ended up being possessed by an insane ghost and a huge Para gateway was opened that they only recently closed. Not only did they fumble at the site but they have fumbled well since home by making risky duplicates of materials that ended up being sold but not delivered to the wrong hands. Reading Shadow�s thoughts the other eve though I realize that he for protective reasons destroyed most the evidence by killing a loose end named Jake in a mental care facility in Idaho. Marius was pleased to hear this, he had been concerned about more loose ends; he has been staying at the Castle Estate with my new child Arkayda during this time so he is close to Sonoma for Maharet, things are still at odds though. The Talamasca have a rep working with the researcher that was possessed, Father Sean St Clair, he is a priest from the Carolinian Order, one of those men in black that deal with the dirt the church has forgotten to sweep under the rug. This Tess has been a handful for him, the possessing ghost had already killed before the father took custody of her and sheltered her at a friends Estate. Now that friend, Roman Degardt, is lying up in the hospital healing from bullets to his gut and Tess is pregnant with Roman�s child, (and facing a "Hanging Judge" soon) how much messier can a situation get. I�m sure if they can find a way to make it worse they will succeed. My dear companion Beau, oh maybe you haven�t heard of him my friends, Beau Sumner. Beau was a lawyer friend of Ryn�s that found out what life can be like without fear. Though I had intended to kill him,(I was upset with Ryn) I�m much happier I didn�t, he has become a excellent companion and friend as well as a decent legal assistant, perhaps I wont be needing Christine much longer. The Sumners have turned out to be some interesting people. Ellane, the mother type of the family rules the family with a mothers demand, I�m not sure she�s all together balanced but I like her. Beau�s brother Willow has recently ran himself into a tree and is in the hospital with healing injuries and amnesia from the trauma. I hear his new private care nurse is speeding his recovery. All of this is just wonderful Chaos for a man who is just trying to adapt and possibly marry his lover, (Ryn) with a hope of a happy ever after whatever that might mean. Mysteries have filled my mind lately though dear friends, there is a woman I�ve seen around the clubs and with Rudah Culan, Calanthe. This woman has a mystery that I�ve been sensing for months. There�s also a strange feeling I�ve been getting from a voice named Soi Gou Bang, though I don�t know much about this person I feel sensations that lead me to want to watch her carefully. I know it does sound strange being I live where I do, but these two stand out from the common voices of the streets and I feel they have a story to tell, ones that will amaze us all I�m sure given time. This, my dear friends is most all I have to say. I know its been awhile since we last talked, and I do appreciate the time you shall take to read this short digest of the last few months of my trek along the �Satan�s path� thru the �Savage Garden�. Fear not my friends I won�t be tardy again, it�s a pleasure to share these memories with you all, so until next we meet, stay well within the light when out and don�t seek me out for your curiosity, or your fantasy will become my feast. Respectfully, Lestat |
| CSL Update Jul 31/05 " Letter From Lestat " |