Carl Bennett
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Carlisle jumped in his seat as the familiar barn owl swooped through his kitchen window, all sitting at the dinner table gasping in amazement as she dropped a letter next to the side of his plate. As he figured, it was from Estrella. Finding a perch on the coatstand, Harper began to preen her feathers, watchful for any treats. Thomas, his toddler son, clapped his hands in excitement and burbled. "Fuh-nee!" he giggled.
With enthusiasm Carlisle ripped open the letter, his face straining with confusion as he read Estrella's letter.
Staring at the letter oddly for a minute, as Estrella never wrote letters this short, Carlisle folded it up and placed it on the table. He foraged through a drawer for owl treats, and then gave one to the greedy Harper, who snapped it up with gusto. He pulled out a pen and a piece of paper, and began to write a reply. His family stared at him, but they did not say anything.
With enthusiasm Carlisle ripped open the letter, his face straining with confusion as he read Estrella's letter.
Carlisle,
I don't know how to stay this easily, but I think that you should avoid contacting anyone from my world. There are some very dangerous people out there at the moment, and you can't trust anybody.
It's great that Thomas is walking and talking. I wish I could be there to see it.
I don't believe I should come for holiday break, either. Things are just too risky.
Love,
Estrella
Staring at the letter oddly for a minute, as Estrella never wrote letters this short, Carlisle folded it up and placed it on the table. He foraged through a drawer for owl treats, and then gave one to the greedy Harper, who snapped it up with gusto. He pulled out a pen and a piece of paper, and began to write a reply. His family stared at him, but they did not say anything.
Estrella,
I'm very sorry that you cannot come for Holiday Break, but I suppose wherever you're safe, you're safe.
And what is this about not trusting anybody? You don't have to hold things back. I'm having Lucius, as he has asked me to call him, over for coffee in about a week. I'm glad that I can at least know what's going on in your world.
Love,
Carlisle