Thanks for your help the other day, Luke. 

About this darkness... does anyone know any way to dispel it? I can't get any of my light spells to work for longer than a minute when I go out. I don't have any trouble getting around, but it would be nice if I could actually see things. And I doubt everyone can find their way around like I can. It's certainly some of the most powerful magic I've ever encountered.

Those strange animals are gone, too... lumens, right? I haven't seen a single one since this started.

And it affects this little thing, too. I can only use it inside now.

[the sounds of heavy foot falls sound first, with the owner apparently unaware of the journal activating. An annoyed, girlish voice sounds through, going from confused to annoyed to outright furious.]

This isn’t where I fell asleep. Where did the airship go? Where are my friends? This doesn’t make any sense! Was this Xande’s doing? Ooh! That jerk! I'm going to give him a piece of my mind, right before kicking him! He’ll be sorry he ever caused trouble!

[a few moments, and the pacing stops. The owner of the voice forces herself to calm down, and within a few moments, she sounds cheerful again.]

Oh, well. As long as I'm... wherever I am, I’ll just make the best of it! I just hope everyone else is all right.