My name is Mara Sikes, and this is...well I suppose this is a diary. This small book is my own personal thoughts and accounts on happenings I find important to catalog. If this is being read by a third party that I haven't approved, the book is supposed to combust and fall to ashes. I hope that doesn't happen, but when this level of secrecy and heresy is involved, precautions must be taken. I hope this will come in handy in the end, to help me organize my thoughts and determine my future actions.