I have spent the better part of the last day asking myself what seems a simple question:

"Who is Ksha Rian?"

To date, none of the blooded Rians has been able to provide a satisfactory answer.

This would ordinarily be a trivial matter, were it not for the fact that the gentleman in question appears to spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the Rian family.

Indeed, it seems he vexatiously thinks about us considerably more often than most of us think about one another.

There is a certain sadness in watching a stranger build an entire identity around a family that scarcely knows he exists. Sadness, certainly, though not enough to outweigh the comedy.

I wish Master Ksha all the best in his continuing study of the Rians. Should he ever complete his research, I encourage him to introduce himself.

Menetta Rian

Penned by my hand on the 23rd of Valnuary, in the year 1007 AF.