After the short walk from the school to the Owlery, Adelina made haste. It was not that she was frightened of the dark outside. She had to return to do a little bit of reading. She took a brisk walk across the grounds and climbed quickly up to the tower. She looked around and finally found who, or what, she was looking for. It was a large black owl with golden eyes. He was nestled in between two smaller tan owls that seemed quite comfortable nestling against him. She chuckled as she clucked her tongue at him, “Flake (Flaaka), Du bist so ein Spieler” she said softly as she gave him a whistle. He seemed irritated, but responded immediately as he flew down to her, landing next to her face and looking at her as if she had better had something important for him to do. Ever since she had arrived here her owl seemed to take quite the liking in the Owlery. He was quite a large owl that was famous amongst all of the other owls, especially the female ones. The female owls always seemed to go out of their way for his attention, but Adelina always came first. She had him for quite a few years and he helped her through some tough times.
Adelina tied the letter around Flake’s ankle, whispering kindly to him, “Für meinen Vater.” He gave her a bit of a nod and watched her. She giggled and shook her head slowly as she pulled a treat from her robes for him; she came prepared. As she fed it to him, he gave an approving screech. After he finished, she stroked in between his eyes in a loving manner, “Schnell, bitte” she said softly. With this he opened his large wings and took off. When she first got here, other students thought that he was one of the schools owls, and quite the strong looking one at that. On different occasions she would witness other students trying to call for it, only to be ignored. It amused her, but the only language Flake understood was German, it was how he was taught. It was only when she finally called for him and he responded did they stop. She knew the trip for him would be a few days, and so she would sit and wait for her father’s response.