(Cassian)
Two days passed without father calling back the wolves he had sent west. Lysander learned they had stopped near Pinehaven but had not been allowed into the territory. That meant Kiara was still protected, but I knew father wouldn't forget about her. I needed a way to speak to her without giving him another reason to interfere.
Lysander came to my room after dinner with a folded piece of paper and an envelope. He had brought them from his own room so the guards wouldn't question where I got them. The warrior he knew in Pinehaven was willing to carry one more message. I stared at the empty page before taking it from him.
"You should write to her," Lysander said. "She probably doesn't know what's happening here. She might think you're being punished because she left." He placed t
