VALERIA

I have to confess, I feel melancholy and sometimes even old.

When did my little family grow so much?

Even my two little pups, who just a few years ago clung to my skirt, now look for any chance to go off on adventures.

I hope Aldric comes back today, because Silas showed up saying they’d won the war and everything turned out fine with Lyra and Drakkar.

What a tangle my family is, and how fast the fledglings are flying the nest.

I look with nostalgia, through the carriage window, at this