Chapter 76: My Pet
Almost as if in response to her musings, Tarah noticed a familiar raven perched on a nearby tree. It was Cloy, the raven she had enchanted so that she and Aurelia could exchange messages with each other.
Cora, following Tarah’s gaze, instinctively reached for her arrow to shoot the raven.
"No!" Tarah intervened, stopping her.
"But it’s suspicious," Cora argued with a frown, her bow still aimed at the raven. "What if it’s a spy for Devon? I sense a spell on it."
"That’s my pet, Cloy," Tarah explained, and sure enough, the raven flew towards her, perching itself on her outstretched arm. "It’s been a while. Do you have a message for me? Hmm, I suppose you do."
Seeing the familiar compartment on the raven’s foot, she retrieved the parchment within and quickly read it, her expression lighting up the more she read Aurelia’s message. The parchment then quickly crumbled to dust after she was done reading it.
"You look so happy, My Lady," Cora softly noted.
"Hmm..." Tarah nodded thoughtfully. "My friend from Cordon wants to see me," she said, a smile tugging at her lips.
She recalled that Aurelia had not sent any messages to her after she refrained from replying to her friend’s request for help regarding her clairvoyant abilities. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be, even if she was needed to aid King Darius, someone that she was acquainted with. It was all to avoid complicating matters with her disguise, something that she was still making sure would remain intact.