Blackfeather Woods where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth

it was perched in the trees overhead, looking down at who might pass beneath it. it bounced from one end of the thick branch to the end of it that had no strength. the winged wraith canted it's head to the side as a single wolf passed beneath the foliage. the raven's dark shape blended well with the darkness overhead.

the wolf passed on and the dark reaper resumed bouncing along the branch where it perched. valac was hungry and it did not wish to wait around for one of the wolves to hunt. spreading it's wings, the dark bird swung down and started toward the ground in a steady spiral. once it had landed, it stuck its dark beak into the earth in search of worms.