Chapter 191

The letter ended and I sat it on the table. Hannah had sent her love to me and the rest of the family. She hoped the bribe of the tami leaf had been a good idea. Ra had thought that would make the General more apt to let us keep the letter. Hannah had promised to write to me again next time she was close.

I shivered and tears coursed down my face. My little girl was well and strong. She had a Sister who was teaching her the world. Obviously she was bright to have gotten this message to me. It was more than I could have hoped for.

When Christof pulled me close I did need it. Evan stroked my hair and they just waited for me to calm down. It was strange how comforting I found their presence.

"The letter the General saw," Damien finally said, "should be left by the fire. If anyone visits they will expect it to be there."

Kein used the knife to fix the edges of the original message so it looked clean. He went and put it by the fire. If another family dropped by,