Napoleon's Deceit

Today I decided to do a reconnaissance mission. My goal? To find out the advancement of Animal Farm. What has gone on since my departure?

And boy did I accomplish my goal.

I left Ben & Son's at 7am after an early breakfast. I would have to move quickly: 10 miles is no small distance. I arrived at the border of Animal Farm by 10am after a few brief stops to relieve myself, and I began the process of methodically examining the farm in its entirety.
What I saw astonished me.

First of all, the windmill was being built. That didn't surprise me, as it suited Napoleon perfectly. I did make note that the walls were twice as thick as in my original plan.

As I drew near the farm house, I saw something that didn't make sense. A carriage was parked out front that didn't belong there. A human? I crept up to the farm house and peered through one of the windows. There, on the inside, was Napoleon (slightly fatter then I remember) talking with a human, clearly negotiating something. After rummaging through the carriage a bit, I found the man's name to be Arnold Whymper. This thought I again stashed away. Moving on, I made my way past the garbage heap. As I passed one of my old stomping grounds, the most repulsive of smells met my nose.
The smell was so disgusting that I had no choice but to investigate. I didn't have to get very close to the heap before I saw the cause of the putrid smell. There, in plain sight, lay several dead animals. Obviously mauled by the dogs, I saw a goose, a hen, and a sheep at least before I turned away.

Napoleon is getting seriously out of hand.

I got as close to where the Animal's were working without being seen and I simply eavesdropped, taking mental notes. After about 20 minutes of this, I began making my way back to Ben & Son's.

And now, as I am processing all that I have seen today, Napoleon's goals are clear to me. He intends a complete take-over of the farm- in word as well as in deed. Right now he still needs the other animals to believe him. For that, he has Squealer. It hurt me to overhear Squealer today; it has clearly become custom to blame me for things which have gone wrong on the farm- as if I'm some kind of phantom. On top of that it would seem as though Napoleon has began the process of slowly changing The Seven Commandments. He has become a master of the slow fade, and it pains me to see him leading my comrades astray. This is not what Major intended or would want! Napoleon no longer has any intention of following Animalism; rather, he wants power for himself and will do anything to get that power.

What can I do?

Snowball

An Unexpected Angel

Today something happened that I could have never thought up.
I've been at my wit's end for the last several days. Fully expecting to die lonely, I had given up hope. I began to see no difference between sleeping and staying awake, and the days and nights all ran together.

My only memory before consciously waking was of a ribbon-clad body bending down to examine me. The next thing I knew, I was waking up in a barn. Looking around I thought, just for a moment, that I was back at Animal Farm. Realizing, however, that by this time work would have started at Animal Farm, I relaxed.
"Finally awake, are you?" said a voice from above. I looked up.
"Molly?"
"One in the same." Molly replied.
"Where have you been?" I asked.
"The nice man who runs this farm, by the name of Farmer Ben, told me that if I wanted to escape Animal Farm once and for all and live where I could get sugar cubes whenever I wanted, that I could come with him. So, I did!"
My first thought was traitor but then I stopped. She had saved my life.
"Well, what farm is this then Molly?" I asked.
"That's just it, Snowball!" Molly replied, enthusiastically, "It's 'Ben & Son's Dairy Co.'! It's a dairy farm!"
This stopped me dead in my thought process. A dairy farm?
"Farmer Ben has been keeping me here out of generosity until Jones can get a new farm of his own, or forever. Whichever comes first." here, she winked.

We proceeded to talk about the events that had unfolded since Molly had disappeared. I knew that she had secretly wandered off to a new farm as soon as she had gone missing. I told her everything that had happened at Animal Farm since she had left. She didn't pay close attention, but she was interested to hear the parts about the windmill.
"So every stall could have hot water and lights?" she asked.
"Well, that was the plan. But now it will never happen since Napoleon is in charge." I replied.
"That's too bad." she said, clearly let down.

So, this has been my new life for the last several days. I've found out that Ben & Son's is 10 miles South of Animal Farm and that Molly had discovered me while pulling Farmer Ben into town on a Saturday morning. Molly was still severely human-minded. I think she would probably die without some kind of master.
But, in all truth, Farmer Ben is a decent fellow. I never thought I would find a human I would like, especially after hearing Major's words. Ben has something different about him- I kind of compassion. Perhaps it's just him; just one man. Either way, I know I will be safe here as long as I stay.

However long that may be.

Snowball