With all the shock of an explosion!

I have never really spent much time talking to the Ubar. He has always seemed beyond reach. I had to seek him out today, and give him the kaiila blanket I started for him some time ago. It took time to finish correctly, within the design of the initial work he wanted made into a blanket. It took so long he actually forgot about it. Its a good thing I did not.

He did seem to like it a great deal. I was delighted by how much he seemed to like it. We discussed the meaning of the work, this patchwork quilt of leather made of nothing but humble scraps to become something beautiful. I shared with him the lesson that was made into it. That had been part of the task Mayala gave me as I strove to prove my worth as a Prospect. He seemed to grasp the lesson, and frankly I'm sure he grasps it even better than I do. He is the Ubar after all.

We talked after that. I learned a bit more of the man I've only watched from afar. It was good to be let into his world just a little bit. I enjoyed the laughter, even the banter we engaged in. I enjoyed talking to him about things that matter to me as well. I began to see him not as the Ubar, but as a man. I think its important that we all remember that. He's not just this figure head. There is a real thinking, breathing, feeling person in there.

He asked for me to make him a Vest, and now that is my next project.