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

snapped out of his shock over Raven's word choice the moment Lorne's eyes

sharp salute, and boomed out a

said, full

Lorne nodded slightly.

vibe he'd had with

were cool, his voice

talking back to a superior in public," he said, low and steady. "Brigadier General Grayson, this isn't how

Lorne treated Raven versus him,

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pulled it

he said, all respect. "I've been too easy on my

then, Rex switched

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

that, it shouldn't be Lieutenant General Valor calling the shots," he

out a quick, sharp laugh at how

"Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an eye for an eye,' I

you think your son sucking my brother's blood dry calls for a pat on the back

in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig and hurried to

thrown off. “He didn't mean

gave him a look so cold it shut down

turned to

not, the hospital security footage will clear it up," she said, cool and

something

Raven laying it out like that, he was

jaw and

"I'll own it-Dane panicked about his

you order his death myself-that wasn't an accident, was

Raven just smiled.

apologize face-to- face. I dragged

had no plans to say sorry. Instead, he rolled up with two hundred thugs

I might not be here right now," she added,

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