Raven lay alongside me upon the grass, only she lay upon her front, her arms curled in front of her, and her head rested there. Silence surrounded us. I did not know what to say. She had asked that we not cross the line again that had been crossed, and that filled me with a sense of disappointment. Because it meant nothing else would ever happen between Raven and I. And that disappointment only confirmed that the slight soft-spot I may have had for Raven that had been there over the years had become so much more...
"What else did he say?" Raven's voice suddenly broke through the silence, making me jump a little. She did not need to know his threat. I did not want her mind heavy with the thought of it like my own...
"Just that he had enlisted me for my help. That he had expectations of
