RAVEN: THE DARKNESS THAT LOVED HER
A burst of silver light filled the clearing.
Thessa stumbled forward, suddenly pale.
The stranger caught her wrist.
“Tell me,” he whispered, “do you remember the first child you erased?”
Thessa dropped her blade.
The forest began to shake.
Raven rushed forward, but the girl held him back.
“Don’t interfere.”
“He’s hurting her.”
“He’s making her remember.”
The stranger released Thessa.
She fell to her knees, clutching her head.
“No,” she whispered. “No, I was only following orders.”