[Many pages of the journal are filled, but the last is dirtied and written in a chaotic hand]
It is done... Countess de Sakhor has bought Basane Farm and after so many happy years we have to leave our comfortable abode... When Hubert received the eviction notice, he flew into such a rage it took a great deal for me to calm him. I explained it was already a miracle we'd been able to live so long among men. I fear Hubert will prove unable to control his transformations while he is in such a state...
We've moved into a cave in the Blessure Forest. They allowed us to take a few possessions from the farm. We have a bed, a table and some candles. Things aren't so bad! The cave is a bit damp, true, and one night in I can already tell it will play havoc with my joints...
Hubert had an attack when he heard me cough. He screamed he would return to the farm and sink his teeth in the countess... I've a bad feeling.
Hubert has disappeared. I'm terrified. Shivers run down my spine. I can taste blood in my mouth... I fear Hubert has gone off to kill... What will become of us if he loses all control... [the remaining pages are torn out, claw marks visible on the back cover]
