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Raven wanted details and he gave her exactly three words, which were already redundant. She raised an eyebrow at him, studying his face, and decided he wasn't withholding for the sake of it. Perhaps there really wasn't anything more to tell. Although she still really wanted to know who else had been involved, she decided to drop it. She was a medic, not a dentist, and didn't feel like pulling teeth.

The conversation moved onward, with the youth gladly offering up his name, then questioning her about her comeback. "I never meant to leave. I wanted to be here this whole time. I went to look for someone and got lost," Raven explained, regret threading through her tone. "It was a really dumb thing to do. It took me all this time—more than half a year—to find my way back," she admitted, sheepishness now coloring her voice. "I'm really sorry I missed so much. I never meant to."