LILITH
In less than a minute, someone proved to me that this was as real as it could get.
A new email notification popped up on the screen in front of me.
It was from Freya.
[Hello, Longing Bird, I was informed by the technical team that your account just came online and is currently active. If this is truly you, could you please reply to confirm your identity?]
Driven by curiosity—and a million other questions—I clicked on the message and typed a reply.
[Hello. This is Longing Bird. I’ve read all your previous emails and would like to apologize for any trouble I may have caused during my absence. That said, I received your message about a Creator of the Year award. May I know what that’s about?]
Minutes later, her response came:
[The Creator of the Year award is FeatherInk’s most
