The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

The second Raven said it, the already hushed scene got downright silent.

Pretty much everyone swung their eyes to where she was looking.

Now they were starting to buy whatever Raven said.

Still, it stunned them for a bit-Vyrdenia's top military guy was just hanging out there, watching them.

With all those eyes on it, an older man-straight-backed despite his age-strolled out from behind the tree.

The instant Rex recognized him, his eyes widened just a bit.

A quiet “damn” slipped out before he could catch it.

Then he pulled himself together, all respect. "Sir."

But the old man walking over didn't even spare Rex a glance-he just grinned at Raven and started talking.

“Well, kid,” he said, all warm and easy, "your instincts are still spot-on. Thought I was sneaky, but you sniffed me out anyway."

Everyone went still at Lorne's words.

That tone? It wasn't Vyrdenia's military bigwig talking to some underling.

It was straight-up an old guy chatting with his favorite kid-just pure fondness.

Raven cracked a small smile.

"Didn't take you for a peeping Tom," she said, smooth and unfazed.

Rex's jaw practically dropped.

Raven just called a general a "peeping Tom"? She'd lost her mind.

But right when he thought Lorne would scowl and rip into her for the disrespect,

the old man just coughed, brushing off her cheeky remark like it was

nothing.

his

of his shock over Raven's word choice the

a sharp salute, and boomed out a

said, full

Lorne nodded slightly.

he'd had with

were cool, his voice carrying a hint of

run loose, and now talking back to a superior in public," he said, low and steady. "Brigadier

the stark difference in how Lorne treated

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second later, he pulled it together and rushed

said, all respect. "I've been too

Rex

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family screwed up, but it's not like they deserve to

shouldn't be Lieutenant General

let out a quick, sharp laugh at how

die?" she said, her voice cold. "Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an eye for an eye,'

a pat on

caught the frost in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig and hurried to

to save somebody," he stammered, thrown off. “He didn't mean to

so cold it shut down his

turned to Lorne

brother or not, the hospital security

stiff, then mumbled something under his breath,

laying it out

his jaw

he snapped. "I'll own it-Dane panicked about his fiancée and messed up

myself-that wasn't an accident, was it?" he

Raven just smiled.

because Jax said he'd apologize face-to- face. I dragged myself halfway across the country to smooth things over

the one running Bastion's sketchy underworld, had no plans to say sorry.

by, I might not be here right

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