Rose breathed in deeply and took the fiery red feather out of her hair where she'd put it again. A safer way to carry it around than stuffing it into a pocket, but she didn't want Raphael to think she didn't care about his opinion. And it was his feather after all.

Feather in her left hand she opened the door with her right one and stepped into the room, her eyes immediately looking for Raphael. She smiled at him as soon as she saw him.

"Hello. Do you have a few minutes?"