Madeline ran her fingers across the envelope that looked new, yet she noticed the speck of dust that had come to settle on top of it. She turned the envelope around to see no name of the sender written on it. She handed it to Calhoun, and he tore the envelope before taking the letter out.
'Dear Lady Constance,
It has been a while since we last spoke. I write this letter to you in the hope that you are doing well and as requested by you, I wanted to inform you that the bat is now awake. Please do write to me to the same address we first spoke about. The place that comes after the water and the trees.'
Madeline, who was reading the letter standing next to Calhoun craned her neck. she looked up to see him, "The letter is addressed to your mother."
