It was only when they got back upstairs and the confused Ember and Sage realised they'd disappeared into a secret chamber, that Cass remembered there was another letter he needed to read.
He let Gideon and Sage discuss the cleaning, lighting and other things that would be needed to make that almost dungeon a welcoming space while he stared at the letter on his desk like it was a fly he didn't want to deal with.
"Cass? What's wrong?" Of course, Lucian noticed that something was off with Cass almost immediately, stepping away from the others to place a warm hand on Cass' lower back as he came to stand next to him. They were both staring at his desk, Lucain scanning it to find the offending article, while Cass sighed.
He shifted on his feet, crossing his arms as he stared at the battered thing. If it wasn't for the scrawling script on it that was as familiar as it was foreign, Cass would have never touched it.
