Chapter 161

Yours truly, Richard' He folded the letter neatly, placing it into Bazhara's breast pouch along with additional pen and paper. They all led the bird down stairs, through the home, out of the tunnels and back to the desert. Within an instant, she was gone. So much was riding on this bird it made my stomach numb. I couldn't shake the feeling but I just knew this plan was busted. All there was to do now was return home. We did so, discreetly entering through the low gate and taking the hour ride back to the upper ring. We all were in the aviary, having little words to exchange. Brija was first to get to training her kestrel. Roi and I watched as the little bird was making a hell of a lot of progress. The bird had now imprinted on her and with every passing moment, growing more and more fond over her. She often had to revert back to the journal Kijus made for her, but...we all did. Training animals was no easy feat, at least not as easy as Kijus made it look. One thing I was grateful for w