There weren’t many times I was on my own, but after the sun had set, my friends usually returned back to their own rooms. None of them were as nice as mine, but the head room was reserved for the most important Wind Child. It just happened to be me.
A soft knock disturbed me from my thoughts and tore me away from the window. It was unusually late for company. Who could it be?
Maybe Professor MacKinnon?
No, that was absurd. Why would she be here? What would she even have to say? Or not say.
I pulled my door open, disappointment sinking in as it was only Heike. Not who I’d hoped to see.
Panting, Heike halted in front of me and held up an elegant envelope. “I’ve got a letter for you. The headmaster said it was important.”
“Important? Okay...” I accepted the letter, immediately recognis
