The night before the war, Raven watched Hilma teleport away after stepping out of her tent. She seemed devoid of all emotions and held within her arms two bags full of gore. One, her nephew and the other, his ex-girlfriend. Bound inside bags with their bodies held within bandages, the deceased were carried back to Asteradia to be buried in the land in which they were born.
But what surprised Raven more than the sudden departure was the fact that Hilma didn't tell a soul that she was heading off; instead, she'd waited until late at night so she could get away undetected. Then why come out of the tent at all? That question roamed inside Raven's head. Perhaps she subconsciously wanted to be seen and stopped, or maybe it was plain oversight on her part. But if she wants to be seen, then that means…