Feeling her curiosity somewhat satisfied for now, but silently swearing she'd go to the Capital someday to find a portrait of Queen Milena, Theo went back to her letters and, of course, to watching her baby hawk. As always, she spent time writing two drafts of her letter to her cousin, going back and forth between her cousin’s letter and her draft to make sure she wasn't missing anything, before getting started on the actual letter, using the prettiest paper and trying to make her handwriting look somewhat alright. She had tried studying the pretty swirls and elegant lines of her cousin's handwriting, but either Mymesia was naturally gifted or had tons more practice Theora couldn't catch up to, because it felt impossible for her own handwriting to get nearly as good. When she finished her
