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.

he turned his head

Raven's word choice

gave a sharp salute, and boomed out a

he said, full of

Lorne nodded slightly.

vibe he'd had with Raven? Gone when he looked at

his voice carrying a

loose, and now talking back to a superior in public," he said, low

treated Raven versus him, and his stomach

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second later, he pulled it together and rushed

all respect. "I've been too easy

then, Rex switched

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my family screwed up, but it's not like they deserve to die for it.

be Lieutenant General

sharp

cold. "Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an eye

blood dry calls for a pat on the back and a party?" she

frost in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig

blood to save somebody," he stammered, thrown off. “He didn't mean to kill your brother-and he didn't, did

a look so cold it shut down

turned to Lorne

meant to drain my brother or not, the hospital security footage will clear it up," she said,

mumbled something under his

out like that, he was

jaw and stepped

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

myself-that

Raven just smiled.

face-to- face. I dragged myself halfway across the

on, "But it turns out your brother, the one running Bastion's sketchy underworld, had no plans to say sorry. Instead, he rolled up with two hundred

might not be here right

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