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Bea's school was doing a production of Oliver this year. Bea had one of the few female parts - that of Mrs. Sowerberry. We went to see her in it on Thursday (along with Bea's friend Lizzy) and both she and the performance were excellent. I've never been good at acting and it's nice to see that she doesn't take after me at all.

Last weekend was episode two from season three's 100 Secrets. We found out more about the new country - the County of Narthal (which has a Count, Swordsmaster players take note!). It too had seen a recent civil war (five or six years ago) which involved outsiders. We discovered there was a cold northern border to the country (which might be reachable by boat). We then went hunting for Sarenland's food and eventually found one huge farm with some sort of slave caste looking after it. Following this we returned to the Royal City and fought both a Knight (a Knight of Narthal?) and then the person that Ayrn found before who turned out to be Owlsroost. We also found a mirror torture room, a doorway to somewhere else (maybe the Half Lords?) and learned more about the long-distance portal to Owls Crossing. Neddra discovered a creature that lived on what might be known as "The Staircase" that mended portals. The top of the palace was very messed up in terms of geometry. We then travelled to Narthal to meet the Count. It seemed to be a lower tech than Granmark. Also, it seems that the rod is a sun crystal.

We saw Spotlight when it turned up as a LoveFilms offering. It was interesting, the right length, and had a decent cast. I wasn't convinced it was Oscar worthy, but it was certainly very watchable.