Talia

She delicately fastened the small letter to Kiya's paw with a rope that she had bought days before at the market.

Travel safely Kiya and return to me with Iryna's message - she said softly to the bird. She then took a step back so that Kiya could expand her wings and take off. She had always found the way in which large birds prepared to take to the skies majestic.

Cygnus must be about to return, a few more days and we will reach Avon - Talia thought, while she organized the things they had used to keep warm during the night, anxiety and curiosity mixing chaotically in her mind.

The sky is turning orange and there is no sign of Cygnus - Talia thought, watching as the clouds slowly moved across the increasingly dark sky, some stars could already be glimpsed high in the sky, and several increasingly worrying thoughts invaded her mind.