#Chapter 26: Jealous

Raven & Neil Raven Sunlight streamed through the open window, casting golden light across the stone walls. I cracked my eyes open and rolled over, my body sore from last night’s… activities. My muscles still protested from carrying the pilot’s body through the forest, although it was nothing compared to the ache in my chest. Still, burying him had given me some semblance of peace of mind. At least he wasn’t strung up on display anymore. As I sat up, I was surprised to find that it was much later than my usual wakeup time. Normally, Neil would have dragged me out of bed for training well before the sun rose. But he hadn’t come. Had he decided to let me sleep? I stretched, groaning at the ache in my body, and finally forced myself out of bed. As I splashed some cold water on my face, my stomach growled loudly. By the time I left my room dressed in leather pants and a flowing tunic—I couldn’t manage anything complicated with my hair due to my sore arms, so