Secret meeting

It's ten in the middle of the night, and Valerie couldn't fall asleep. Her mother's warning is making her feel uneasy. She is not understanding why everyone is so against the Ravens. She personally like queen Irina and Prince Raphael. But her parents claim that they are bad.

'What happened in the past? Why does everyone in my family think that the Ravens kidnapped me when it's not true. They are not ready to believe even when I told them that the Ravens are innocent. How can I make my family understand that queen Irina and Prince Raphael are really good people ' she thought feeling disturbed.

She didn't notice Raphael, who is hovering just outside her window. He perked his ears and sniffed the air. He could only catch Valerie's scent, along with two other scents. But the other scents are fading, indicating that Valerie is alone. Carefully he stood on the ledge before withdrawing his wings back inside his body. As the window is already open, he jumped inside her room noiselessly. He