Chapter Thirty-SixPresent day
Raven approached Mr. Abbott's office the morning after his fight. Following the early summons, he had reluctantly dragged himself out of bed, rubbed the sleep from his eyes and trudged over to Ruby Tower. He was irritable after yet another turbulent night. He wondered if he would ever sleep peacefully again. As he walked up to the door, voices drifted out to him from inside the office. Two men were talking in raised tones. He stepped closer to the door and strained to hear the conversation.
“You know it's not our fault. We're doing the best we can.”
“It's not good enough! What am I supposed to do with them all?”
“Well, you'll have to increase the number of fights. How about twice a week instead of once?”
“I've got no problem increasing our output, but wha
