Dear Diary,


    I''ve been having fun continuing to interact with my pixies. I thought it might be fun to make fancy tea party outfits for Holly and Willow who have been assigned to the tea party room. The two siblings used to be considered royalty among their kind and I still feel a bit guilt about how lacking their lives are now that they''ve joined my dungeon. I can''t even make them a nicer home than the others as the fairy houses are already pushing the limits of my current mana cap.


    They don''t seem to mind and have even tried to reassure me on multiple occasions. Apparently, one of their siblings is meant to inherit the throne and it would be problematic for them to remain in the city they grew up in. Joining a dungeon is supposed to be the safer option compared to traveling a long distance to join a different pixie village. Even if they made the trek, despite their small size, they''d end up being treated much the same as anyone else in the village. They''d have to take on jobs and work to earn a living.


    From what I have heard from her other pixies, joining a dungeon was usually a last-ditch effort to better their lives. Most dungeon masters, apparently, get frustrated with their lack of combat ability and often send the pixies back or mistreat them. I guess I''m a bit unusual in my own approach to things, but I just can''t imagine not returning their sincerity. All of the pixies that have joined my dungeon have been very joyful and sincere in their interactions with me.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    There is still a bit of a distance between me and them, though, but I don''t think that can be helped. The power dynamics between us make our relationship complicated from the start. They have to listen to me and do what they can to ensure the dungeon''s prosperity. It isn''t the same as me trying to make friends with someone like Elivyre. She actually came to the dungeon today as well and we enjoyed tea together with my pixies. She was friendly and respectful of my pixies boundaries, but their clear discomfort with her made it clear that many of them were only being polite to make me happy. How Elivyre could be so understanding about it, I''m uncertain, but it''s certainly something I really admire about her.


    It''s kind of ironic that the more progress I make in improving my life, the more things stay the same. I have friends now, but Elivyre can''t visit very often, nor can Theodore. I have sentient monsters who are capable of communicating with me, but I can''t help but worry about how fair things are for them. Even with Theodore, sometimes I question whether he is being friendly towards me simply because it is his job or if he actually has a reason to care about me.


    I don''t really mean to complain so much and I don''t think of any of them in a negative light. I just wish I could approach these relationships from more equal ground.


    -Violet