1198 is closing in. Six months have gone by since I arrived at Constantinople. The two most important things that´s happened is that I met a merchant that is now one of my better friends in this town.

My friend Asmund the tradesman

It started with me hearing a rumour about a well known merchant, a master of trade in mirrors, gold and spices, being very sick and without cure. I understood this was the chance of my life.

One evening after sundawn I visited his house asking him to give me a chance for free. I told him I was newly arrived from medical studies in Salerno. Maybe some of the new knowledge might treat his illness. So I did an exam, gave him my diagnosis, and prescribed some medical treatments. And I left asking him to send after me late at evening the following days if he needed me. I didn´t hear from him the next week but the came a message telling me a miracle must have happened.

Asmund was up and going. The illness was gone and he had energy for two. He claimed I had saved his life and told me he would now personaly spread the word. He helped me find permanent livingquarters.

And this is the second most important thing that´ve happened is that I now had room enough to set up a practice with a small laboratory. The word is spreading so I´ve got a good income from this. And my friend is giving me a small but steady stream of donations. I got a stable economy. Wish my parents could see me now. I´ll write them a letter. Hope they won´t travel here. That would be a sad thing happening.

Maybe there´s something vigorating with my blood? (Blood on Cloak by mohzart)

I´ve started breeding rats in my lab to get fastfood. I save the best to breed on and have now got some with color changing from solid greyish brown to pale yellow and iron grey. They are now ridden from sickness and safe to harvest. I´ve started to experimenting with some drinking my blood to see what´s happening to them. Maybe there is a change. I believe there is something vigorating in my blood. This is exciting.

Another interesting thing that´ve happened during this half a year is that I have had a lot of contact with the young Gangrel named Olov that we saved in the Tremere chantry. Malachite did help him and the young Nosferatu Raymond I sent there. I get more and more impressed by this Malachite who thanked me for helping his clansman. I hope to do his acquintance soon again. I do not have any debts to him anymore.

Lately I´ve had this feeling something or someone is stalking me. I get the feeling there´s a precense lurking behind me. Maybe it´s in my imagination, but I believe there´s more to it.

And my dreams is getting more and more advanced.