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he blanched! the tips of his ears twitched! lestan snorted. his mouth contorted, then smoothed; he turned briskly aside, jerking his head toward the sky. "r-ravens. n-noisy th-things. they'll g-gather f-for carrion, b-but also f-for conflict or f-fighting."
ravens loved to spectate and incite — much like mae, he thought rudely to himself. this was followed by a billow of chastisement; that is your relative! good breeding and mannerliness had him muttering to explain, "always g-good to g-go and s-see what they're u-up to."