She is finally with him when the message comes. A black messenger bird hops onto his window sill and pecks at the glass with her beak repeatedly. She immediately knows what kind of message the bird bears because the normal messenger birds are white. A black messenger bird on the other hand is rare and it is said that their message never gets displaced or diverted. They get their messages to the recipients, against whatever odds. As rare and valuable as they are, they are used only for the most urgent of messages. He leaves her and immediately goes to the window, retrieving the message and sending the bird flying back.
"What is that?" She asks.
"A letter." He replies.
"No kidding, could have fooled me." She says drily and rises from his bed. He finishes reading the letter and watches her
