A falcon perch.
An indispensable tool when taming a falcon.
Once the falcon was tamed, however, it would also become a place for the bird to rest.
Some falconers with special techniques even trained their falcons to eat only on their perches.
There was nothing strange about a noble owning a falcon perch.
In fact, only nobles could afford all the expenses involved in taming a falcon.
But Sgenai bringing a falcon perch along while traveling, clearly on a special mission, was rather intriguing.
He was obviously no useless, spoiled noble brat. He knew what mattered and what took priority.
That left only one possible explanation for the perch.
"A messenger falcon?"
Qin Ran murmured to himself.
Then he began searching the room.
Anyone using a falcon to communicate would need a special notepad.
He had found none on Sgenai or in the study earlier, so it could only be here.
When Qin Ran lifted the pillow on the bed, a palm-sized notebook came into view.
Picking up the notebook, specially made from kraft paper, Qin Ran pulled a pencil from his backpack and quickly rubbed it across the page.
Moments later, traces of writing appeared before him-
The target is not in the convoy. Proceeding to Swote Castle.
There was no greeting, closing, or signature, but the message gave Qin Ran enough to draw further conclusions.
After all, it was all too easy to guess the target connected to Sgenai.
The imperial envoy!
There was no one else it could be.
The envoy apparently was no fool, though. He had left the convoy alone and was heading toward Swote Castle with the secret orders, leaving the convoy behind to draw attention.
"Wait!"
Something suddenly occurred to Qin Ran. He searched the room again, and after confirming he had missed