The enchanted parchment materialised within the receiver of the Fox Letter Machine with a soft, resonant chime. Crown Princess Bella of the Sapphire Kingdom had been pacing circles in her private study, entirely unable to focus on the thick stacks of administrative reports regarding the recent trade agreements. The moment she heard the chime, she practically lunged across the room, her elegant skirts swishing wildly around her ankles. She snatched the folded paper, her eyes scanning Jules's elegant, neat handwriting in a split second.
