Abigail was out of breath when she finally reached the owlery. She’d ended up lost somewhere on the way up, and now she was worried about finding her way back down. Finally catching her breath she began looking for a school owl to borrow. Noticing a beautiful Tawny owl perched nearby she approached it slowly so as not to spook the poor thing.

“Would you mind taking a letter for me?” she murmured softly. After receiving a hoot, which Abigail took as a yes, she reached her arm out and allowed the owl to hop on before making her way over to a window.