Eva nodded along as Conall spoke, taking a bit every now and then, simply absorbing everything about him. It had been so long since they'd last spoke, she could listen to him for ages. There was just something about hearing for the first time in ages that left her feeling completely content. She wished he'd never stop. It would lull her to sleep eventually.

Then Nut hopped down onto the table and Eva let out an unreasonably girlish squeal of delight, clapping her hands together enthusiastically. "Oh, Da he's so adorable." She'd never seen such a tiny owl! "You wee creature, how could you even carry a letter?!" Gently she reached out a finger to give him a little scratch under the his beak. "He's barely bigger than a snidget, how could he be expected to." She had no doubts her father had tried, but what could he expect!

"I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I wish I could have stayed." That was mostly true. Though she thought everything happened for a reason and lots of things would be very different if she had stayed. "It's nice to have you here too, though."