I... Okay. This is a brand new book and I've just ruined it, but.... Well, I can't waste this book. Then, of course, I can rip out this page... But....
Father Dad will probably go and murder me if he finds out I've wasted paper... Okay, let me explain.... The only reason I am doing this is that
Father Dad wants me to improve my English skills further. Plus, my Grandfather did write in a... diary, I guess. Dad... helped to translate... one of the pages... The last page.
This may be the last entry I write. We have been invaded and we have managed to hide somewhere - however, even us ninjas cannot hide forever. We will be hunted down - this is why I write. To my dear wife and son - if you find this, you will know that I love you. My job has lifted me from the ground and it has brought me down. I will bury this where I stand, and where I will fall - I will fall fighting. You will know I love you - if you find this dear booklet of mine. If you do find this, please treasure it as a gift - pass this on to my child, to his children, and furthermore. Farewell.
I feel sorry for my Grandfather.... but we have found it. I may have never seen you before, but I love you too.... His last words made me.... feel... like something has been taken from my life.

However, I must move on. Time will not stop for me to shed tears - I must be strong. These days, we do not have ninja. We have... police. They are similar to ninja, but they move like their paws weigh like boulders. I truly wonder why these police do not use the power of silence to.... well, capture the enemy. However, I will.... introduce myself, I suppose.

The.... photo above is of me. I used to live in Japan - now, I live.... here. There are no ninjas - I wanted to join them, and with the help of... Mum, I made my ninja outfit. It seems to be a waste of time... But Dad says nothing is wasted time. I wonder if that is true, dear booklet - however, there is something called 'copyright' here. So I suppose I cannot use the term 'booklet' - I guess something else will do. I do not know too many words for book - there is book, diary, booklet.... But I suppose many dogs these days will call it something like that. I know another word well - Falcon. Though it may not relate to this little booklet, it will have to do.
Dear.... Falcon,
I am Fuyukaze. Once, I met a dog around my age, in this
village town. I told the dog my name - and she called me 'Fuyu'. They say it's a nickname - but my mother renamed herself Dawn. It seems to be one of those strange, town names... Which makes me, and Dad, I guess - seem out of place. So now, I will call myself... Winter Wind. It seems to be the translation of my name... But it seems like I need a nickname, too, before anyone else calls me something... Strange. I guess.... Winter will do? Well, then - I am Winter Wind Hawk, but I will be called Winter, I guess. To say, I am... the kind of female, young dog who will rather...
sword fight fence than go...
hunting for suitable clothing shopping. I have a sword - it belonged to my Grandfather and I will treasure it, like how Dad treasures Grandfather's booklet. I will speak of my family now.

My father is a griffin. His name is Faruko, also known as... Falco Hawk. I wonder if he was ever a ninja, too - when I ask, he simply changes the topic. I now know this is a sensitive topic and I wonder why.... Dad has a ruff of dark fur on his neck - and he carries a weapon around, too - a gift from Grandfather. It is a Dragon Scythe - or
Doragon Ōgama, Japanese for Dragon Scythe. I admire my ancestors - they have done good deeds, and I hope to continue doing good deeds, like them.

My mother... never revealed her true name. She is Dawn to my father, and Mother - actually, Mum - to me. They want to take me away from my Japanese ancestors - the history of the ninjas - but I cannot stop thinking about it. Mum's... name is Dawn Lightbreeze. I wonder what is her true name - again, however, this is a sensitive topic. I love my family, but I wonder what secrets they are hiding from me.
I do not have friends - but my...
Father Dad wants me to talk to others. However, they look at me like I am the loner here. Which, I am - and I wonder if I will stay a loner. Well, I will have to put you down, Falcon - but I will continue writing in you. I wonder what the future brings.... But I shouldn't. Dad... says,
Wondering about the future won't make it come faster. But still, I cannot resist the urge... Farewell, Falcon - until the next day.