"Damn, this guys tough." Raven said as he came face to face with the enemy knight. Unluckily for Raven his opponent wielded a silver sword. Raven swung his Basilikos at the armored soldier. While he didn't kill his opponent he knew he was at least making a dent in his heavy armor. after recoiling a bit from Basilikos touch, his opponent swung back with a mighty swing.

"ARRRGH!" Raven failed to dodge his opponent and as a result a scream of agony left his lips. He tumbled to the ground holding his bleeding side in pain, as he looked up he saw his opponent ready to deal the finishing blow.

'I can't move!' He expected to hear another scream come from his mouth. But what he didn't expect, was for his opponent to be the one screaming.

"AHHHHH!" He watched as his opponent fell and his scarlet haired savior stood above him.

"Your lucky I came back to save you." Selena smirked much to Ravens dismay.

"Now get up already, we have another room to complete." Raven just wanted to stay on the ground. He was in too much

pain to fight. Just moving made his side explode in pain.

"Whatever you say princess." He remarked with a touch of sarcasm as he slowly started to sit up.

"I honestly could've beat him without your help."

"Yeah right if that was true you wouldn't have even let him touch you!" she made a fair point. While Raven did agree he

should'nt have been struck by his opponent. He however wanted to point out the advantage his opponent had on him

having been wielding a sword, having heavy armor and so many other things she seemed to not notice. But he wasn't going

to let this get to him. She's already annoyed him enough thus far.

"Where's Lucius?" he asked looking around for his ally. Him, Selena, Lucius and Laslow were sent into this mess

together, so he was naturally worried for his friends well being.

"Your friend was slain by an enemy archer." She said with almost no remorse.

"Crap." Raven scoffs under his breath.

'First we lose Laslow now we lose Lucius. Oh at this point I'd rather die than be alone with Selena!' Raven should be worried for Lucius, but he knew he'd be fine. In fact, whether or not Raven dies here or not he'll see him back at the Order Of Heroes. He did however wish Lucius could cure him of his wound.

"Yeah it's a bummer. Let's get moving though we need to finish this." She starts to turn around but stops when she hears his voice again.

"Give me a minute."

"I've already given you a minute."

"Well then give me another!"

"We can't keep wasting time!"

"Either you give me a second to fix myself or were both gonna die in the next room." She paused for a second

"...Fine, just hurry up!" She turned around and sat in front of him as he reached for a vulnerary. He pulled the bottle out from a pouch on his belt and started pouring the liquid on his wound. The first thing he felt was a stinging pain on his open wound.

"Ouch... That stings..." His face distorted in pain as the liquid starting mixing with his blood. Other than Ravens pained breaths, the silence between the two could make even the slightest noise noticeable. Selena decided to break the ice.

"So... What's with you and that Lucius guy?" Raven looked up, shock evident on his face as he heard her say something without a touch of sarcasm or hate in her voice. After about a second or so he decided to respond.

"What about Lucius?"

"You know, are you two like... uh..." She didn't know how to get it out but luckily for her, Raven picked up on what she was trying to say.

"No. Were not in a relationship. Nor do we have any romantic feelings towards each other." He could've been mad. He could have told her not to even think that Lucius would even love a man such as Raven. But so many people have asked this same question and he really wasn't in the mood to argue right now.

"Why not? You two seem to get along very well. How do you even know he doesn't secretly like you?" She was starting to

test his limits. He would deal with it for now but if she pursued, than this could get ugly.

"I-I don't know... What about you and that Laslow guy?" She blushed for a second. But quickly her face changed from an expression of calmness to anger.

"He's a pervert! Every time he sees a woman he falls head over heels for them." Raven would say he didn't understand but after witnessing Sain chase down every women that comes into sight he could understand it.

"I used to know a guy like that."

"Really?" Her expression changed to that of slight surprise.

"Yeah, he was an idiot who seemed to never learn that most women hate a man like him." At this he got her to do

something he never would have expected. She smiled.

"Yeah Laslow seems to never learn that either." She said with slight amusement. He decided to let his stern expression

fall for a bit and put on a slight smile.

"So you got any friends other than Laslow?" He mentally slapped himself after realizing what he just said. She didn't

take it lightly.

"Whats that supposed to mean!" she yelled opening the gates of argument hell to be unleashed.

"I'm asking whether or not you have any friends." He expected her to yell at him again but to his surprise she actually

looked hurt. In fact, he kinda felt bad.

"Well other than Odin, Camilla and Beruka, not really... What about you mister popular!?"

"Me? Why should I care about friends? The only people that I'm friends with are Lucius and Priscilla." He turned his head away from her.

"Their the only people I trust." Now it was Selena's turn to feel bad. She could relate, why should she trust anyone? Trust leads to pain and suffering. That's why she kept her friend group so small. After that, their conversation turned into a silent stalemate, both lacking the courage to speak to the other again. After a short while, Selena had taken the first step.

"...I'm sorry." Raven looked up surprised. Selena apologizing? This must be some sick prank. But he decided to listen to whatever she had to say.

"I know I'm not the nicest girl in the world Raven. I'm mean and I don't give others a chance. This entire Tempest all I've been doing is scoffing at each and every little move you make. So I apologize." He didn't know what to do, but after a few seconds he decided to open his mouth.

"Your right in some ways." She turned her head in surprise.

"You've done nothing but question my actions and its been getting on my nerves. But it's my fault honestly. I shouldn't be getting so defensive over every little remark you make. In all honesty I shouldn't be letting my emotions get the best of me." He took a second to continue.

"Other than how you've treated me I do notice the other things you've been doing..."

"...How so?"

"The way you've been treating Laslow and Lucius. Your a better person than you believe Selena. I remember watching

earlier as a wyvern rider was about to slay Lucius. Instead of letting him die you went out of your way to

protect him. In fact you injured yourself in the process." She didn't know what to say. It may have sounded stupid but

not that many people say anything positive towards her. It meant a lot to her.

"Raven..." However he wasn't done.

"Yes, you can be quite bossy, and annoying, but deep down I can tell your a much better person than me."

'What did he just say!' She wouldn't let him continue this speech.

"Don't say that!" Raven was shocked that she just interrupted him. However he shouldn't be so surprised knowing how Selena was.

"Your not a bad person Raven! You've done so many good things for the team! I don't believe your as bad as you think you are." Raven took a bit of time to respond.

"...Maybe your right, maybe your not. But whatever you say won't change my opinion. I've made a lot of mistakes Selena." She was starting to get angry with him.

"Who cares if you've made mistakes! I've made mistakes, in fact everyone makes mistakes!" She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around him, embracing him in a warm loving hug. He didn't know how to respond so he just let it happen.

"You shouldn't let it get to you Raven... I think your a wonderful guy and if anyone says otherwise then they can answer to me!" He took a second to process what just happened, and to her surprise he put his arms around her.

"Thanks... Don't think I love you or anything." He chuckled.

"What are you assuming? Do you think I love you?!" Raven chuckled.

"Not really, but I do want to make it clear that were merely friends." Raven smirked.

"I know." She was glad that he stated that, for a second there she thought he loved her. Selena got up and offered her

hand to her fellow ally. Raven responded by reaching up, grabbing her hand and standing up. He expected it to hurt but

it seemed like during their little chat his wounds had finally healed.

"Friends?" Selena asked, a hopeful smile on her face.

"Friends." Raven smiled back at her.

"Well what are we waiting for? Lets get this over with." Raven stated pointing to the giant ray of light that would

take them to their final trial.

"Agreed." She said as the two friends headed towards their next destination.