As soon as Tessa left the Princess in her room, Cordelia sat up against her bed's headboard and tore the letter that Zen wrote open. The first thing that she noticed was how beautiful his handwriting was. It was cursive with an elegant touch to it. The kind of handwriting only nobles were known to have.
Dear Dalia,
I shall begin this letter by apologizing for not being around lately. I have been busy cleaning after my mother, you see. I am also apologetic for the other night that you had to see me in such a state.
Things have been hard lately, as you can imagine. Clearing all of my mother's things, including the medicines, brings tears in my eyes as I think of all the horrible things she had to endure. I am glad that she is in a better place now, however. She suffered for so long, it
