Privacy

Selena stared at the letter in disbelief, her brow furrowing as she scanned its contents for the third time. How had Nicholas responded so quickly? She hadn't expected an answer for at least a few days, but here it was, sitting in her hands like a neatly wrapped trap.

She glanced down at her pets, Heihei perched regally on the armrest of her chair, and the raven lounging lazily on the windowsill, its golden eyes glinting with faint amusement. "How did they manage this?" Selena muttered, half to herself, half to her unusual companions.

Heihei gave her a half-hearted shrug, his whiskers twitching as if to say, Who cares? Focus on things that are actually important. The raven, however, flapped its wings and cawed mockingly.

These two were lowkey the worst teammates!

"Perhaps they've mastered some primitive sorcery," the raven said, a note of condescension laced in its voice.