#jarlaheim

Hey pal,

I’m so sorry that I just left without telling you anything. I couldn’t. Can’t. Maybe I will tell you why I left someday, I probably will, byt not today. 

However, I can tell you about where I left for. I’m currently living in Jarlaheim. I found a dirt-cheap apartment. I didn’t think too much about it at first, but when I arrived I soon realised why it was so incredibly inexpensive. It’s located in a really rough neighbourhood. I’ll attach some pictures for you. But at least it’s mine.

It was really hard to find a job at first. I didn’t have anything lined up when I left. I didn’t even have the apartment, that’s how badly I had to get away. The first few days here I just wandered the town, asking around if help was needed in any of the stores since that’s what I have experience of. There was no luck there, so I tried with the mayors’ office, the city upkeep administrator, even a local farm! No one needed help, and honestly I’m kind of relieved that the farm rejected me. Don’t get me wrong - I could really use the money - but I just don’t feel too great about farm work, you know? I don’t know anything about it. 

Eventually I did manage to get job though. But, I think I’ll continue looking nevertheless. It feels kind of sketchy, and I have been advised to leave “while I still can”, whatever that means...

That brings me to the next thing I wanted to tell you! I’ve made a friend! That was something that really worried me about moving here, finding friends. I didn’t know anyone! But I have met this one girl, who lives in Jarlaheim too. I recognised her from work, well, my old place of work. She used to come into the shop all the time! Anyway, I saw her walking towards the town square one day when I was out job hunting. Since I recognised her a bit and were feeling really lonely I decided to just bite the bullet and talk to her. I made a really awkward introduction and explained how I knew her, and it worked out! I was so scared that she would think of me as some creep, but luckily she understood! Apparently she’s been in a kind of similar situation because she moved to Jorvik when she was younger. 

Anyway, she’s the one who eventually warned me about my current place of work. Apparently she has had some run-ins with the company before and they have a history of treating the local population poorly. She said she couldn’t tell me everything that she knew about them, but never told me the reason. Hmm, weird. 

At least she offered to introduce me to her friends! She said that she really thought that we would get on great, which was really nice to hear! It’s been a lonely first couple days here and the validation just felt so good. She’s taking me to some café this weekend, somewhere in Silverglade. I’ve never been outside of the Harvest counties! I’m kind of nervous... Both to meet new people and to be somewhere I’ve never been before! But my new friend said that we could meet up and go there together. Apparently none of her other friends live here in Jarlaheim, so it’s easier to meet up somewhere closer to them. Anyway, she told me to meet her at the east entrance so we could go there together. Wish me luck...

Once again, I’m so, so sorry that I just left like that. I had no other choice. I’ll tell you someday...

I’ll write you again soon! Take care xx