Ella entered the Owlery and looked around. This place was filled with owls and she was straining her eyes to find her own among the crowd. "Jasper? Come here Jasper?" Ella smiled as her beautiful owl emerged from the group. He landed on her finger and as she reached down to stroke him, he nipped at her finger. "Ouch! Jasper!" She knew he was probably upset with her. She had been so busy with classes and meeting new friends that she hadn't been around much. "I'm sorry Jas, I promise I'll come more often!" She gave the bird a loving smile. "It's not exactly like you're alone here! Look at all these owls. I hope you're making friends!" Jasper flapped his wings and Ella took that as a good sign. "Well I'd better be going! I'll be back with a letter soon so get ready for a nice long fly!"