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“Let’s see what we learn from Alaric. Maybe we can see why he had three wives at once.” Shawn was trying to keep the mood light. He knew that as someone that personally knew Alaric all those years ago, I was feeling particularly upset about this situation. I just didn’t know what had happened to my old friend, or his family, but these revelations were disturbing.
“Let me check the journal.” I flipped it open and started to read from it aloud.
– September 19
My friends have been gone for a month now. We disbanded our group and decided that it was time for us to work on ourselves. Orson, Layhan, and Dawson are mortals, the same as me. Unlike Dietrich, Agatha and James, we will not live a life of near eternity. I have missed out on so much already that I fear I won’t have as large of a family as I desired. I have already found a few women that might be good candidates though. They are lovely, and they come from the village that I grew up in. I am still somewhat of a legend there. Rahel, Nini, and Iris. I have met with them all, and I do not know whom to choose. This will be a difficult time for me until I choose my wife. I am sure that I can come to love whoever it is that I pick. I just do not wish to hurt any of them.
– September 29
The ladies have come to a decision. None of them want to lose the chance to marry me. They have all agreed that we will live together. I am to marry all three of them. This is a decision that they have come up with on their own, and their families seem to approve. I do not hate the idea, but I will admit that I did not expect this. The weddings are also to happen as quickly as possible. They will all be one week apart from each other. The decision was made that the eldest of the ladies will be the first bride, and the last bride will be the youngest.
“Well, at least he didn’t force that on the women.” Shawn smiled. “I feel a little better about that now than I did before.”
“Yes, I would not have been happy if he had forced the polygamy on these women. I am a little uneasy about the women themselves. They willingly wanted to participate in this situation with him. What was their end game? What was it that they wanted from him?”
“Yes, it is a little strange.” Shawn noted as he maneuvered the car through a curve on the mountain road. “Read on, I am sure that we will find out something else. Maybe we will learn what his family was like. And who it was that took over after him. At the very least, we might find out what happened to him.” He had a point. I needed to keep going. I needed to learn more.
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Dietrich
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I continued to read through the journal that I had found in Alaric’s desk. There was a lot in its pages that told me of the life that he had led. Not all of it was relevant to the case, but it made me happy to know that he was happy, at least for a while.
– October 15
The Wedding to Rahel is today. The first of three over the next few weeks. She was the oldest by a mere week. That was a coincidence in my opinion. And I heard the others talking about how she was the first wife and that put her in charge of them. If that was how they chose to govern themselves, that was fine. However, as a man, I will be the one that runs my house. Though, I do not intend to be cruel to my wives or my children. I will be a loving husband and father to my future children.
– December 12
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All three of my wives are expecting. They all three apparently conceived on their wedding night. I guess I am a more fertile man than I expected myself to be. However, I am overjoyed. I will not have just one child in the coming year, but three. The preparations have already begun. The ladies will be making the clothes from cloth that was given to them by their families and others from the village for our weddings. There is a lot of the white silken material that will be used for the dressing downs for the children. They are also overjoyed. To think that this joyous day would come so soon.
– June 25
The first of my children was born today. A healthy baby boy that I have named Justus. He cries often, but Rahel is caring for him already.
– June 27
Another son was born today. Friedrich is the name that I have chosen for him. He has a head full of fair hair like his mother Nini’s. I could not be more proud than I am at this moment.
– June 30
Another son. Three babies. Three births so soon. All boys. My third son, Oskar, was born to Iris this morning. She was the only one to deliver so early in the day, the others delivered my boys in the evening. I feel like things around this home are going to get busier and a little more noisy. I don’t mind though, children are a blessing and I feel truly blessed to be their father. I will take care of them and protect them as I should.
– January 22
All my wives are expecting again. They conceived at different times, but they all are expecting within the same month. Each of them has a rotation in the month of ten days. If it goes over that time, I will skip that day and bed none of them. That is how things work for us. Well, except for February, that month is different. Still, to think that they all got pregnant within the same rotation again, that is odd. I am not complaining though. I will take all the children that they can give to me. This is truly a blessing for me.
– September 1
Another son was born today. Henny was his name. He is with Iris now, doing well and staying away from the older boys. They can be a little rowdy at times.
!739- September 13
A fifth son was born today. The mother was Rahel. Matz was born through the night before the son came up. He is a little sick, but the doctor says that he should get better soon. I would loathe this day if I were to lose a child. I would not like to see my pass leave this world so soon. However, if I were to lose him, I feel that it would be my karma coming to catch up to me. I have committed so many crimes against people in the world, crimes in the name of justice. And if my son dies, I will blame none other than myself.
– September 18
Matz is doing better. The doctor tells me that he is getting stronger by the day and that he no longer worries about him or his health. I am overjoyed at this news. I do not wish for my family to suffer the repercussions of my past.
– September 25
I have a sixth son. Nini gave birth to yet another healthy little boy. He is so much like his older brother Friedrich. That same head full of hair from the day that he was born. That color that stayed with him even now, two and a half years later. This son has been named Meik.
– January 1
My family is doing well. All my boys are strong, healthy, and happy. Soon, I will be starting lessons for the older boys. They are approaching three years of age and it will soon be time for them to pick up the pen and study. They will learn to be smart and strong, just like their father.
– March 17
In the midst of the lessons for the boys today, I learned that Iris and Nini are expecting. I was surprised that Rahel was not part of that revelation. The previous two times they had conceived at the same time, or close to it. I was hoping that every time would be the same. I am enjoying this pattern that I have with my boys.