She looked over at Mytho, staring at him almost helplessly.

"Don't leave then," she said quietly, in a voice only he could hear. "I'll stop, I'll do anything you ask, just please, don't leave me all alone again." She didn't even care about killing Fakir, not anymore. After all, he would just come back angrier. No, now all she wanted was Mytho.

Suddenly, the ravens stopped their attacks, and began returning to their perches.