I turned to the computer and started working for a few minutes before I sighed. I couldn’t put this off any longer. I turned to my laptop and opened it. I groaned as I hesitated. Alannah was at my door before I knew it. “Are you okay?” I dropped my head back and banged in against the chair a few times. “Yeah… I just have to send a message to a friend and I’m…” “Freaking out?” She looked at me with a smile. “Is it that obvious?” She nodded. “If you know what to look for…yeah. What’s the message about?” She leaned against the door frame, ready to help. I loved that about her. I opened my mouth before my brain caught me to me. My mouth snapped shut before I blurted out the truth. “I have to message the king, and that in itself is stressful. Bt I also promised my friend I would message

