Alistair finished the final line of his letter. After the ink dried, he quickly fitted it into the envelope before attaching it to Paco, his silverwing. The silverwing was perched on the stand, next to his writing desk.
As he held out his hand to the silverwing and it leaped onto his hand.
He leaned in close and whispered, "You know where to go."
Alistair walked towards the open window and released the silverwing into the sky. Paco soared up high, circling once before taking off into the distance. The silverwing held his last letter to Sierra before he embarked on his journey to her.
He couldn't wait to see her, knowing the next time they met would bring them closer to their wedding. When the news was announced in Drakin, the reaction of the court and his consorts were within his expectations.
