"Since when do you care?" Raven replies, her voice low, cautious, having a tinge of pain.
She'll never forget the first day of school when she was in sixth grade. A group of girls had decided to teach her a lesson and put her in her place since she was courting all of Draco's attention by stuffing her face in the public toilet.
Royce walked right by and even when she called for help, he just ignored her and walked away, allowing the girls to have their way. Over the years, she didn't think much of it as Royce's character became clear to her but she never forgets that day.
Royce scoffs and leans back into his seat, "you may have exiled yourself but you're still a member of the Nightshade pack and we have ethics that guide us, this—" he picks up the bag and flicks it back down, "t
