Seola begins her journal at the request of her father. Her first entries are common and uneventful because the family has been relocated to an isolated section of the forest away from Sippara and their life is peaceful with the isolation.
Seola starts recording her thoughts at her father's request. Her initial writings are uneventful and lack significance since the family is now living in a secluded section of the forest, away from Sippara, resulting in a peaceful life.