Chapter 63 Leave It All Behind

• Raven
• My footsteps echoed faintly against the hardwood floors as I quickly moved from room to room, hastily stuffing what few clothes and essentials I might need for a quick journey into a travel bag. The pendant from my mother’s letter glinted faintly in the afternoon light, hanging around my neck; I hadn’t removed it since the moment I’d picked it up.
• I paused as I was packing up a small vial of my father’s ashes, to ensure he’d always been with me, and glanced at the ivory knife lying on the bedside table.