First let me lay your worries to rest by saying you birds are doing marvelously! Of course they miss you, dear Eavan; you have such a way with them and they are used to it. And they're not afraid of letting me know! Why, one of them sought to remind me exactly how wrong I was, I scarcely made it out of the cage alive! It was my mistake, I assure you, I almost fed him his safety blanket instead of his food. Rest assured it will not happen again, bless him.

I should have you know I am writing to you with the exquisite quill you've gifted me! How smooth the writing is, I shall truly treasure this forever. I do hope this reaches you - I chose the sturdiest looking owl I could, and I am still worried about it. Please find included a first edition of [insert zoological book that let's pretend they were gushing about a lot this past year]!!

Would you believe it? I found these in a rare bookstore in Irvingly. I...also may have found the bookstore whilst wandering about with a man named Konstantin Fisk. Eavan have you heard of him? He and I met at the Zoo, his dog Brian managed to take me down one day and we got to chatting. He's terribly charming and polite, Eva, and of course, Brian loves the attention as well!

Do say hello to you father for me, and should I not speak to you until after Christmas, I hope you two have a wonderful holiday! I miss you terribly, but I am absolutely overeager to hear of your adventures in America soon!