[The Lone Gunslinger] [Epilogue] *The Raven Prophecy, Corvus Mallori, Little Raven* "The least among us shall become the greatest among us." ***** "It took you long enough to get here." "We've been here before." "Which way, we always get a choice." "That way is the Land of the Ancestors." "I don't want to go there." "We go that way again then? But lets hurry, I don't like this darkness, and it's always cold here." I take his hand and we run away from the green fields of the Land of the Ancestors, and towards the light of the unknown. I know we will find each other again, we always do. We pass through the bright light... ***** "Hey, Ruddy." "Hey, Petrel." "You scared?" "Aren't you, after what they just told us?" I sit next to the little boy, he was officially assigned as my mate two days ago on our fifth hatching day celebration, I like him a lot, but we've been together since we were hatched. "Yea, so what, we're First Eggs, but they said five First Egg teams get to live, could be us. What do you got there?" Ruddy holds up his treasure. "A chocolate bar." "Where did you get it, we aren't allowed to have those?" "I just found it laying around, didn't think anyone wanted it anymore." "Can I have some?" The boy breaks it in half and compares the two pieces. I thought he was going to keep the big piece, but he gives it to me. "Thanks." "It's almost dark hour, we better go hide." "Good idea." "You can hold my hand if you want." "Don't be gross, you're gross." "Wait up, don't leave me." "I won't leave you," the boy looks around to make sure nobody is listening. "I would never leave you, just don't be gross." "It's dark in these tunnels, I'm scared, please hold my hand." "Okay, fine, just don't ever tell anyone." "Thanks Ruddy." "You'd never leave me either, would you, Petrel?" "Of course not, my love." "Don't call me that."