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Journal Entry 27
03.06.2026 Today, King Jonas and I released our official portrait. I am humbled and proud to be the King’s best friend and to hold our nation’s position as His private secretary. Long live the King. Long live Dorstenland.
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Journal Entry 26
02.06.2026 I am exhausted. Today, the King and I were in back-to-back meetings addressing the rising influence of AI. Jonas welcomed ministers from nine European nations to discuss investments in AI technology and to express his sincere warnings if AI was left unchecked. Prior to the official meetings, Jonas hosted a breakfast for the ministers in the castle’s grand ballroom.…
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Journal Entry 25
31.05.2026 As I look out my window, the King’s castle does not look the same. My study does not look the same. Nothing looks or feels the way it used to. Jonas and I have both lost our wives. Our lives have changed forever. Our children’s lives have changed forever. Yet, I cannot stop thinking about the pain he is…
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Journal Entry 24
21. April 2026 It has been almost three and a half years since I last wrote in my journal. The lives of my children, me, my country, and my king have been forever changed during my absence from journaling. I plan to write details of events that occurred over the past few years at some point, but for now, I…
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Journal Entry 23
17. September 2022 It has been two years since I sat at my desk and wrote in my journal. During my disappearance, I was confined to the basement of a dilapidated residence in the northern village of Rüdersdorf, Dorstenland. A heavy metal clasp with a chain that extended to the wall was attached to my ankle from the moment I…
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Journal Entry 22
05. August 2020 The funeral for Karina was held this morning at Wenceslas Cathedral in Eberbach’s City Centre. I was amazed and worried about the thousands of people who poured into the City Centre to pay their respects to Karina as the funeral commenced. The people of Dorstenland have shown so much support that I am still having trouble comprehending…
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Journal Entry 21
01. August 2020 It has taken me a week to get the strength to write a new entry in my journal. On 25. Juli, the knocking on my bedroom door, woke me from my first good sleep since my family was taken from me. Fräulein Heng was calling my name as she frantically knocked harder and harder to get my…
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Journal Entry 20
22. Juli 2020 Even though my secretarial duties required me to attend this afternoon’s parliamentary address by Prime Minister Northcott, I was not obliged to go for obvious reasons. But I needed to go. I wanted Northcott to see me there. The prime minister must know I am watching his every move. Our eyes did meet momentarily as he entered…
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Journal Entry 19
21. Juli 2020 At the insistence of the king, I spent most of the afternoon at the palace. I can feel depression setting in, so I know a change of scenery from my estate was in order. It has been 17 long days since Karina and the children were taken from me. Also, I have not seen one of my…
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Journal Entry 18
20. Juli 2020 I know Fräulein Heng meant well, but by putting two of Dorstenland’s most notorious tabloid newspapers on my desk this morning, she inadvertently started my day off on the wrong foot. One of the tabloids insinuated that I played a role in the disappearance of my wife and children. The other tabloid’s front page had a target…
