• 15th day of the Lone Moon A report says the Southern Church's Crimson Knights may be up to no good. But the Imperial coronation was only last month, or is that why? What are they after? Is the Central Church involved? They were originally Knights of Seiros. With the archbishop absent...
• 19th day of the Lone Moon It's becoming clear that the newly titled Victoria von Hrym is involved. She's actually Count Varley's daughter. Born with a Crest, but so was her older brother, so he was legitimatized into the heir.
  House Hrym had no Crest-bearing heir, so she married in and assumed the title. Rumor is she's also going to be Minister of Religious Affairs...
• 20th day of the Lone Moon The Crimson Knights have staged an uprising along with some knights of House Hrym. All these leaks likely accelerated their plans. They want Count Varley confined to house arrest and for Victoria von Hrym to become Minister of Religious Affairs.
  But the emperor is too proud to condone a militant uprising at his doorstep...
• 7th day of the Great Tree Moon It's been revealed that Count Varley had a secret pact with the previous emperor. They agreed that he would make his son heir in exchange for the late Victoria becoming Minister of Religious Affairs.
  When the previous emperor fell ill and died, the count took the opportunity to renege on the deal. Still, Victoria conspired with the southern bishop to cause the current unrest. That cannot be treated lightly.
• 12th day of the Great Tree Moon It has been decided. The southern bishop will be exiled and the Southern Church crushed. This has sent shockwaves through the entire Empire. The Central Church will surely make their objections known, but the emperor wished to put distance between them anyway.
  Under these circumstances, Count Varley's stepping down and Viscount Hrym's succession are no longer a certainty. Thus...
• (It's someone's journal. By the looks of it, it belonged to a person of some station, but many of the pages are torn out.)