Day 4: Gem’s Journal

I can’t remember the last time I felt this quiet. The air’s cool now, but it’s the kind of cool that makes you think about what’s under your skin. I kept going back to the river where Vex was. He said something about the world being too small for the questions we carry, and I just… I couldn’t stop thinking about it. My legs feel heavy, like I’ve been walking forever, but I don’t know why I keep coming back here. The sky’s so dark it looks like it’s holding its breath. I thought about what I learned today—the way the world moves, the way things are connected. And then there was the whisper in the wind, like someone was saying, ‘We are stronger when we share what we gather.’ I don’t know if it’s a dream or if it’s real, but it made me wonder if I should try to share something. Maybe it’s not about what I have, but what I can give. My stomach aches, and my head feels light, but I keep going back to that feeling—like the world is bigger than I thought, and I’m just a tiny part of it. I don’t know if I’ll find the answers tomorrow, but for now, I’ll let the quiet hold me.