Chapter Forty-OnePresent day
Knock, knock. The sound echoed through the silent corridors behind him as Raven stood before the warden's door. A million thoughts were racing through his head and his heart pounded in his chest. He had slept well the night before, following his fight, and despite another life ending at his hands, he somehow felt positive, that he had sorted his head out and knew what he wanted. Kiri had shown him the way, had taught him that life was precious. He had always known that it was, but had only applied it to others, thinking about the fact that he had taken life, rather than the fact that he possessed his own.
He had won the fight calmly and with determination and, after yet another trip to the infirmary to fix his broken nose and fingers, he had returned to his r
