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[h2][color=DarkMagenta]Raven Silverlight[/color][/h2]
Raven chuckled, evidently she'd struck a nerve. [color=DarkMagenta]"My apologies good Madonna* I did not mean to offend your humble personage."[/color] Raven said sarcasm and false flattery dripping from her voice. [color=DarkMagenta]"I was merely trying to outline your position here in this new world."[/color] As the boy said, it was possible the girl had some value to her but the reality was that the Winter Queen was not a patient woman and the obstinance Jessalyn had displayed thus far was likely more than enough to make the Queen want her dead more than she wanted her as a pet. 

Unless Jessalyn had a very unique skill set to offer the fae she wouldn't survive long. After all the only reason Raven herself had not been executed long ago by more than one court was because she did a job for them that no else could perform with the same ease as she. That and the diamond sword hanging from her hip. The rulers of the four courts might not have admitted it to anyone but the existence of Claíomh Solais made them nervous. But then as immortals the fae often feared that which was older than them.

When the boy mentioned Raven's family the violet fae's eyes darkened. He'd realized her lineage and he was smart enough, or perhaps foolish enough not show fear to it. Of course the Tuatha commanded very little respect in any of the courts but most fae were wise enough not to provoke one. Raven's tribe had fallen very far and had little left to lose, that made them unpredictable and often violent. 

No one was aware of or at least cared about the specifics of what happened to Raven's family. It was a story repeated over and over again in her people's history. The Tuatha was littered with orphans and few cared how they had come to lose there family.

With a flash of blinding light so fast it was barely perceivable Raven drew her diamond sword the very edge just touching Bain's neck. [color=DarkMagenta]"Careful boy, there are some things one does not takes lightly.[/color] Raven's voice was as sharp and dangerous as the weapon she was holding. Her eyes were cast in shadow and for one long moment it looked as though she was going to cut him down right then and there.

The moment passed, the shadows lifted from Raven's gaze and the sword vanished back into the scabbard on her hip. A look of mocking joviality returned to her face and she gave a little curtsy. [color=DarkMagenta]"My, I am honored that a pet of the Winter Court knows my name."[/color] Her pointed sharp teeth poked over her lips. [color=DarkMagenta]"Though,"[/color] she paused for a fraction of a second just long enough for what she said next to seem important. [color=DarkMagenta]"You should know it is more... [i]respectful[/i] to address a Lady by her title**."[/color]

Raven was almost enjoying herself. It had been a while since she'd had to chance to spar with words to this effect. Still she should be moving on. It would not be long before guards were dispatched to find the Winter Queen's favorite pet and Raven didn't particularly fancy having to deal with the two fae hiding themselves in the bushes.

Raven was about to leave when something caught her attention. A cliff not far away maybe ten feet high, more importantly the presence on it. "Grimalkin." She murmured under her breath. A Cat Sidhe and an old and dubious one at that. He was smart enough to hold a place in the Winter Court despite the Winter Queen's love of pain and misery. There was a human with the Cheshire Cat but Raven took very little notice of that.

Raven closed her eyes cursing herself for what she was about to do. She should just walk away right now, it wasn't her problem. Leave the humans for the Kitten to play with like a ball of string. But Raven knew what it was like to be at the very bottom, spit on and manipulated by everyone around her. She wasn't a saint but she knew she couldn't leave someone to that even fate, even a human, especially in the Winter Court.

Raven knelt down next to Jessalyn, her tone and face very serious. [color=DarkMagenta]"If you want to survive listen to me. Promise me you'll do exactly as I say when Bain's Master enters this clearing. You will be dead within a week if he ensnares you in the Winter Court. I can protect you but you must do [i]exactly[/i] as I say. Do you understand?"[/color] Raven paused waiting for an answer. [color=DarkMagenta]"Then swear it, swear to me you'll obey my command when the Cat Sidhe approaches you."[/color]

[color=Yellow]*Madonna in this context means "Great Lady". It's a formal address in Italian.[/color]
[color=Yellow]**For the record her title is Lady Silverlight, if anyone was interested.[/color]

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