King Kai is also enthusiastic with you joining the Dorland Duchy once you arrive, he was as impressed by your indestructible Sash as I was, though I refused to send it to him for his own battery of tests. My King is encouraged by your boldness, and said if I am in such agreement, it'll be considered done; he's also grateful that the 'Royal response' can finally be made public in both Kingdoms. My eldest cousin has been waiting for this for a long while; once you're here I can explain in more detail but really, once you're here you'll understand. 
Even after you're approved for the Exchange, it'll take you a fair bit of time and travel to reach here, but it should be less than that required to traverse the great expanse of your own Kingdom. Depending on how long your farewells may be, you could even be in Cador before the end of the month, though I suspect that is a matter of optimism instead of practicality. If I force myself into serious pragmatism, I am more aware that the soonest I could expect to receive you will be next month, but one can always hope. Willow and Pierce are almost as excited to meet you, once you get permission let us all know immediately. 
Vellan
Farran had looked that word up the first time he'd written it to her. Obviously, it was old Cadorian, the language they'd used before the main continent had adopted a universal trade language, but unfortunately the book Farran had to translate it only identified it as similar to Dear One. Given that he used it to start his letters to her, she suspected it was the Cadorian version of Dear Farran; hopefully it wasn't something more insulting, in their letters Vellan had proven to have quite a playful sense of humour so it was unlikely but not impossible. 
They'd shared stories of their siblings, so she knew Willow and Pierce were his younger twin siblings, he'd told her the sorrow of his mother's passing after birthing them and how his father had held despair at bay until Vellan was of age. She'd regaled him of the realities being a sixth child entailed, the love she was surrounded by that still couldn't dispel her urge to go. 
She thought about actually travelling to Cador, especially the Dorland Duchy, and experiencing life as they did. It was now mid July, though only just, and if she was approved to so she'd still need at least a week to properly prepare; no doubt Alaric would be one step behind her double checking everything like the worrywart he was. And her siblings would delay her several days as well, all with loving farewells. The only reason Edwina had escaped such escapades was due to the time constraints of her invitation to gallery at the university; Farran would have no such luck. 
Especially as her absence would be for years. She'd miss Derbie and Lady's Ban's marriage, she'd miss when Blair would get engaged to Lord Wignell, and she may even still be gone when their parents returned. Those were the once in a lifetime events she'd be voluntarily missing out on to be a part of this Exchange, but still Farran wanted desperately to go. Now it was as much to explore Cador as it was to meet Vellan in person so she could see for herself if he was as friendly as his letters made him seem. The actual journey to the Cadorian Capital would take over a week, so like his letter said she'd likely be there in August once she got approval. 
A knock at her bedroom door brought her out of the bemused reverie the letter had left her in, and Farran opened the door to see Hida standing there. After almost a month, the bruises had all faded and the stiches in her scalp were less red and obvious, but her adorably pink seeming hair was still astonishingly short. Fabrizio had cut parts off of it off, uneven lengths that had led her to cutting it all to a uniform shortness despite some locks retaining their length. Her sister had barely seemed bothered by it, more annoyed at how the stitches itched as she healed than how scandalous it was for a noble to have an all but shaved head. Farran had gotten mostly used to seeing Hida without her hair clubbed back in braids, but since it was rarely worn down it wasn't terribly missed.