11985 Winter
The rock on the canyon walls was tan and dusty. I glided through the narrow passage at the bottom of the dry gorge. The ground beneath me was sand, and the sky above was brilliant blue. $Z followed me, just to my right. This was a special place. There was a secret place hidden here, in the middle of the canyon. The walls rippled in and out where the wind had worn the canyon away. We seemed to be in the desert, but the rocky cliffs of the canyon towered over us, as if we were in the mountains. We rounded a corner to the right and came into an opening. There was a rock wall in front of us. Carved into the wall was an ancient temple. There were two columns on either side of the main door, and the top of the temple was decorated with carvings. I was surprised to see the temple. This was the special place in the canyon. Only a special few were allowed to see it. Several other people seemed to be standing in front of the temple. They were all gazing up at it in awe, just like $Z and i were. As i eyed the features of the temple, i thought that i recognized it. It reminded me of some place that i had been before. I tried to remember. I was sure that i had been here before, but i could not remember when i had come. I then remembered that i visited interesting places in my dreams. I wondered whether this was related to the city. I knew i had been here before. This place was special.
I was lost. I flew over the ocean, which seemed like a very large lake. I could not find my house. It had to be here, but i could not find it. I was scared, thinking that i would not be able to find my home again. I felt tired. I would not be able to fly forever. I looked over the water for any sign of land. I had to land somewhere. I had to find home. I had been searching the sea for too long. I had to get home.
I sat at the table on the porch of my grandparents’ cottage. We had just finished dinner. My grandfather said that i had to clean the dishes from the table, but i did not feel like doing it. My grandparents had already walked into the other room. I looked at the food on my plate. I did not want to finish it, but i knew that i could simply give it to the dog. I would have to feed $X3 now that dinner was done. I walked to the end of the screen porch. There was a large grey dog sitting on the wood floor. I knew that it was really $Z. I called him “Koyur”. I would have to feed him as well. As i looked at him, i noticed that he was very tall and lanky. His paws were large, but his legs were very long and his body very thin. I spoke to him, thinking that it was special for me to see him. He was my secret friend. I knew that he only appeared to me in my dreams. I was glad that he was able to show himself to me in real life. I pet the fine grey fur on his head as i crouched down in front of him. He was the Windwolf. He was a very special creature. His nose was very long, like the rest of the features on his face, but i thought that his face seemed very human. He seemed like a good friend of mine. I hugged him as we spoke. I was glad that he was here.