YAY! I'm so, so happy! I have so many wonderful reviews! This is just so… WONDERFUL! Ok, if you can't tell, I am once again on a sugar high. I seem to be doing that a lot lately. I honestly have no idea why I write when I'm like this. I usually look back in the morning and cringe. Until I get happyful reviews, that is! Did I mention that I seem to be writing in the middle of the night a lot as well? Once again, I don't know why, but I chose to write this at one in the morning so… Don't judge me too hard if this is a little random. I hope it isn't but no promises. I think I'm going to stop the self-depreciating now and write. I am going to take a moment to respond to a few of my reviewers.

T-birds-AM- Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm so glad that you like my stories so much! I feel all warm inside when I get a review as nice as yours. The others will probably be updated soon. I'm going to say some more on that subject at the end of this chapter.

jowy atreides- None of the titans but robin are going to remember for a little while. There was a hint in chapter one about why, but it wasn't a big one. It was something that probably didn't very seem important at the time and I don't think anyone's going to catch it. If you do, I will be very impressed. You can go look for it if you want. But it has nothing to do with powers or anything like that.

lolopixie- Thank you for saying it didn't seem rushed. I just don't really think a lot of my writing. But I'm glad you seem to like it. : )

Angel Caida- I updated! Yay!

cutter-with-a-cause- Don't worry. I am pretty much against the whole Star/Rob pairing. I don't have anything against people who like them, but I won't be writing any Star/Rob romance. Robin may have a little trouble from her, but I don't think he'll be ending up with her. Of course, this may mean he'll have to play along with her 'game' for a little bit, but I haven't decided that yet. If he does, it'll just be so he can make her remember.

watergoddes08- Glad you liked it. I had lots of fun with the teasing. I'm really happy I didn't have to take the OOC-ness too far. But I think it worked for the chapter. The characters will probably be at least a little OOC until they remember the Titans, except maybe Beast Boy. I think his personality will work for what I'm going to do with him. That means expect more Rae/Rob! YAY!

Midori Aoi- I couldn't decide which idea was better, so I compromised. I hope you like it. I think he's going to show up either in this chapter or the next.

Angst equinox- I'm glad you're still going to read it. I know the slave market isn't really like that, but I had to make it that way. I really liked the idea of Raven being Robin's slave. I don't know why. There actually were clothes stores back then; I looked it up beforehand to make sure. Most people didn't use them because they were peasants and had to make their own clothes due to the fact that they barely had enough money to eat, but some nobles did use them. Some nobles did ride on horses. The first-born son of a Lord had to train to be a knight. After a while, some of them were so comfortable on horseback that sometimes they would ride ahead of their luggage train to get to their destination more quickly. Robin was surprised, but when he realized where (or more appropriately 'when') he was, he adapted to the environment so he could find the other titans. I realize that unfortunately I didn't explain that very well. I just couldn't figure out how to make it work with the story. Lastly, I tried to make it so that I only showed him being excessively nice to her when they were in private. But if anyone noticed anything odd, no one would risk saying anything because they are afraid of being wrong. Robin has a very high social standing, (which I was planning on revealing this or next chapter) and nobody wanted to accuse falsely and be punished. I think I answered everything. If I'm wrong, I apologize. Just remember, this is Camelot, a legendary, nonexistent place. Just chalk it up to being characteristic of that city, if you must. And besides, no one had powers then, either.

that little voice in your head- Actually, I think I found a way to use most of the ideas for him all at once, including that one. So be ready for Beast Boy's introduction to Robin and Raven. It is going to be very interesting…

Ravens-Rage- I'm glad you like it. Hope I don't disappoint you on the jester suggestion. I will be using him for that, but not only that. It's weird. You'll have to wait and see.

Allison- Not all of them are rich. I am having a little fun with Beast Boy's character, as mentioned above. Thanks for the suggestions.

cheeseshirt- I updated! Nice name, by the way.

azarathgirl- Thank you for the compliment!

Pretty in scarlet20- Oh my god! I can't believe you like my story so much! When I saw that you reviewed, I almost started jumping up and down. And when I read your review, I really did start jumping up and down. You are one of my favorite writers on Actually, writing this story (even with the research, which really isn't that bad because it's pretty interesting) is way more fun than I thought it would be, and I don't think that you'd have as much trouble as you think you would. Secondly, I tried to put more Rae and Rob stuff in this chapter without making it seem like too much. Most of it is just innocent fluffiness, due to the fact that I'm busy trying to explain Raven and Star's relationship. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter!

Ok, I think that's everyone. If I missed you, then I am very sorry. That's all for now. If I forgot to say something then I'll say it at the end. Here you go, chapter four of Salvation, what be thy name? Right after that idiotic disclaimer, that is.

Disclaimer: Once again. I. Don't. Own. The. Teen. Titans. Got it? I hate this. Why type it if everyone already knows? Seriously.


Horror and doubt distract his troubled thoughts and from the bottom stir the Hell within him, for within him Hell he brings, and round about him, nor from Hell one step more than from himself can fly by change of place.

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

Chapter Four

Secrets Revealed

For the second time in two days, Robin awoke to knocking. This time though, it was coming from the door to the hall. He stood and pulled on some clothes before going to the door. Looking sleepily into the hallway, he was once again face-to-face with Starfire.

"Oh glorious greetings, Lord Grayson!" she exclaimed. He stared at her in slight annoyance. He didn't want to wake up to her happy-go-lucky attitude. He wasn't a morning person, and preferred to wake up on his own. But if someone had to wake him up, he wouldn't mind if it was Rav- No, Robin, you can't think like that about her. She's your teammate, for god's sake, and she can read minds.

"Uh, good morning, your highness," he said groggily.

"Please call me Starfire, if you will. May I call you Richard?" bubbled the joyful girl.

"Sure, I guess," he told her.

Just then Raven walked into his room.

"Excuse me, but… Oh, I apologize for interrupting," she said quickly after she saw that he had a guest in his doorway.

When Star next spoke, her voice was cold. "You should be sorry. It is not polite at all to enter into a room without permission from your betters, or in this case your master." Robin was shocked at her tone of voice, until Raven replied.

"And if I say I have permission to come when I please?" Raven's voice was even more icy than the supposed queen's had been.

"I would question as to why you were given such permission."

"So that I may serve any and all of his needs. We wouldn't want to tire him out with calling for me, now would we?"

Starfire visibly stiffened before turning to him and saying, "Breakfast is ready. You may come down when you please."

After she left, slamming the door behind her, a shocked Robin turned to Raven. He was surprised on more than one level. He couldn't figure out why they were so cold to one another, let alone why Raven had suggested what it sounded like she had.

"I only said that because she would have had me punished for walking in on the two of you. She is very… possessive. I have experienced her wrath before now, and I do not desire to repeat the ordeal," she informed him heavily.

"It sounded like… well, like you were… suggesting things that don't exactly happen," he responded slowly.

"I had to. She wouldn't have let me get away with walking in if she didn't think I had permission. I couldn't think of anything else that she would accept," Raven said. He grinned at her suddenly.

"Are you sure that's the only reason you said that?" Robin asked innocently.

"Haven't I already told you not to insinuate things like that? I suppose it is my fault this time, though," she sighed.

"Sorry, I just couldn't help but tease you. Anyway, why did you two sound so… angry with each other?" he queried.

"We've met before. Please don't ask about that right now," she requested.

"Alright," he complied. He was rewarded by a grateful smile from his alluring companion. "Would you like to go to breakfast?"

"I don't think that angering the queen further would be a wise decision."

"Do you want me to bring some food back to the rooms?"

"If you want to, then I don't see anything wrong with that."

"Alright, I'll be back in a few minutes."


When Robin arrived at the dining room, he saw a plate of food on the table. There was no one else in the room, however. Ok then, I'll just take this back and eat with Raven, he thought. He picked up the tray of food and walked back the way he came. Since his hands were occupied, he knocked on the door in the hopes that Raven would open it for him. When she did, he thanked her and set their breakfast down on a table. It was only then that he realized he still hadn't taken a good look around his room. It was a little dark due to the fact that there were no windows, but the large number of candles scattered about the room gave off enough light to see by. The walls seemed to be made of stone; not the huge, gray stones most people thought of when they pictured a castle, but deep brown stone that was smooth and cool to the touch. The doors were made of thick oak panels with heavy bronze handles and locks. He assumed that Raven's room looked similar.

They ate most of the meal in silence, each too busy with their own thoughts to talk to one another. Robin stared down at his food, but every now and then he thought he saw Raven look up at his face. Finally, he sighed and turned to her.

"Something you want to ask?" he said.

"Um, actually yes, there is. I was just wondering, but why did you ask for adjacent rooms?" she queried with a light blush.

After a moment or two of thought, Robin replied, "Partly because I didn't want you to run away, not that I think you would pull a stunt like that in this place. But in addition to that, I don't know if I can trust everyone here. I just figured that if someone came in here, it would be nice if you could come in and help. Your powers are extremely useful, after all."

"And would you come into my room to rescue me, O Great Protector?" she teased.

"Of course I would. I don't really see the need though. You are rather capable of handling difficult situations, I daresay."

"It's the thought that counts, you know."

Robin laughed at that and finished eating. When he was done he stood and addressed Raven. "I'm going to take a bath. That means I have to change clothes. I believe you might want to go to your room now," he taunted.

"Thank you for the warning. I believe I will go now," she stated. He grinned at her as she walked away. When he walked into the bathroom, two thoughts struck him at the same time. One was that he couldn't even count how many time Raven had done that, just walk out of a room without a second glance. It was something she had always done, and he didn't know why. The second thing was that there was no running water. He stood there staring at the empty tub for a while before he realized that he would have to find someone to get some water for him. Somehow, I don't think I'll be having any long, warm showers on this little trip, he thought solemnly. After he finally found someone to get him some bath water, he just sat and soaked in the water. For some reason, the cold water was strangely comforting. He had never liked cold water before. Robin finished his soaking, found the person who had gotten him water, and politely asked him to change it. When that was done, Robin went in to Raven's room to inform her that it was her turn.

"Hey Rae, if you want to take a bath, now is your chance," he told her in a sing-song voice. Raven turned to glare at him.

"I was meditating, but if you want the castle to collapse, then I suppose I could do that later," she retorted. He sighed.

"I just wanted to let you know that you could take a bath," he said.

"Well, thank you for your consideration, I suppose," she relented with a sigh. Then she got up and went into the bathroom that they now shared. About fifteen minutes later, Raven walked out, hair still dripping and legs still glistening with water. Her outfit looked slightly damp as well. For a moment, Robin could do nothing but stare at her, until he realized what he was doing and turned away with a faint blush on his cheeks.

"What's the matter?" she said mockingly.

"Uh, n-nothing's the matter," he stuttered.

"Are you sure? You're looking a little flushed," she continued to provoke him.

"I'm fine," he told her as firmly as he could manage.

"If you say so," she remarked. When she was in her room with the door closed, Robin let out a sigh. What is wrong with me? I've lived with her for a while now and I've seen her drenched before. Why is it that I see her soaking wet just now and suddenly I'm turned on? I've never felt like this towards her before, he thought.

For the rest of the day, Raven meditated. Robin spent the rest of the day wandering the castle and trying to convince himself that he only liked Raven as a friend. Oddly enough, he couldn't find Starfire anywhere and everyone he asked told him that they hadn't seen her since breakfast. Apparently, she had given out orders that she was not to be disturbed. Shrugging it off as some weird queen thing, he continued to roam the castle. When he got bored with that, he found out where the stables were and went out to check on his horse.


As he got closer to the horses' pens he thought he heard a familiar voice singing a somewhat suggestive song. As he got closer, the feeling that he knew that voice kept growing. He was outside the door, listening to whoever it was singing, and he still couldn't quite place it. Slowly, he opened the door, which squeaked loudly much to his dismay. Robin heard a small cry and then silence. He stepped through the door and looked around, but the only thing he saw was an abnormally green frog hopping away to the other end of the stable. Could that be… Nah, it couldn't possibly be Beast Boy… Could it? Maybe Raven knows… I'll ask her about it later, he thought. He proceeded over to his horse to check on it and make sure it was being properly taken care of. When he finished, it was time for dinner, so he headed back up to the castle.


After dinner, Robin went back to his room. He found a rather uncomfortable looking Raven sitting on his bed. This is just as well. I needed to talk to her, he thought.

"Do you still want to know how I knew the queen?" she asked softly.

"I thought you didn't want to talk about it?" he said.

"I don't, but this is most likely the only time I'll ever be able to tell you. I don't like to talk about it, but you should probably know," she responded.

"Raven, you don't have to if you don't want to," he responded.

"I know." There was a pause before she continued. "Up until about a year ago, I was the queen's sorceress. I did everything from curing her sicknesses to helping her armies win wars. I was her most trusted advisor. But one day, everything changed. She brought another one of her men up to her room. Unfortunately, she had to leave for a moment, and he decided to have a look around. I was in the next room over. He walked in and when he saw me he decided that he would have a little fun with me until she came back. He didn't get very far with me. He tried kissing me, but I pushed him off. But then he only started kissing my neck. I- I couldn't make him stop. He put his hands on my waist." There was another pause, where she took a moment to take a shuddering breathe. It looked like she was on the verge of tears. "And then she came back. She walked in and saw him with his mouth on my neck and his hands rubbing on my hips. She was so angry that she wouldn't let me explain. She sent him away and then told me that if she ever saw me again she would make me regret the day I met her. Then she called in some of her personal guards and gave orders for me to be held in my room until 'other arrangements' could be made. It was then that I realized that it didn't matter what she did to me, that I already regretted the day I met her. I- I don't like being here. I don't know she's going to do. There was a time once when I may have been able to trust her, but that time is long gone. She has a very cruel sense of vengeance; I have seen it first hand." Suddenly a lone tear fell down her pale cheek. It pained him to see her cry. Raven wasn't supposed to do that. She was supposed to be calm and collected in any situation, to not let anything get to her. She shouldn't have to cry, and the fact that she did upset his world like nothing else.

Robin lifted a hand to wipe away the renegade tear that broke through her defenses and spoke to her in what he hoped was a soothing voice. "It's alright, Rae. Nothing will happen to you, at least while I'm here," he whispered. She turned to look at him and he saw more tears pooling in her eyes. Without thinking, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his lap. Raven buried her head in his chest and let the droplets fall silently. A few minutes later, Raven's sobbing died down, and she lifted her face to look into his green eyes.

"L- Lord Grayson," she began before being cut off mid-sentence.

"Richard," he corrected.

"Richard," she repeated as she looked down again, trying to hide her smile. She took a deep breath before tilting her head upwards once more. "Thank you for being so kind to me. I want you to know that I am grateful for your thoughtfulness." She paused for a moment before continuing. "But I was wondering, why are you-" Once again she was cut off before she could finish, though this time Robin wasn't the one to stop her. Out of no where, the door to his room opened and the Starfire walked in unannounced. They barely had time to pull away from each other before she noticed the proximity between them. What she did notice, however, was the tear stains on Raven's cheeks.

"Oh my, you have not been crying have you? Oh, that is most terrible! Dear Richard, would you mind if she came with me? I feel that it would be helpful if she could talk with me, a woman to woman chat," she said quickly. Robin noticed a look in her eyes that he had never seen there before. It was almost malicious. Not giving him time to answer, she began to talk again. "Thank you. It is in her best interests, you see. Come, Raven, for you seem to have much to talk about." The queen walked over and was about to seize Raven's wrist and drag her out of the room to 'talk', but Robin interceded. He lifted his hand and let it rest on Star's shoulder and flashed her a cocky smile.

"Actually, my queen, I have an issue that needs to be taken care of. It seems that she didn't feel like she had to obey all of my rules, so I believe that I need to make clear what happens when my orders are not followed," Robin lied through his teeth. The red-head in front of him had gone from mischievous to depressed to giddy, all in a time span of about ten seconds. Her malignant intentions had to be abandoned, but it appeared that Raven would be punished, so she wasn't about to complain.

"Of course, Richard. I would never get in the way of your rightful discipline. Continue as you were. I allow you your privacy," Starfire cooed as she backed out of the room. She shot Robin one more flirtatious look and left, closing the door behind her.

When they were alone once more, Robin sat back down on the bed and let his head rest in his hands for a minute. When he looked up, Raven was still standing uneasily beside him. He sighed and smiled tiredly at her, a smile which, he was happy to note, was returned. She sat down on the bed beside him.

"Oh Raven, I've just remembered! I was wondering, do you know who takes care of the animals at the castle?" he questioned.

She thought for moment, then answered, "I can't remember most of them, but I believe that James Logan is one of the animal caretakers. For some reason he always sticks out in my memory. I think that he goes by 'Gar', but some of the gardeners call him 'Beast Boy'. He is supposed to be brilliant with animals, despite his youth."

"You say youth like it's something you don't have," Robin commented in an off-handed manner. She rewarded him with a smirk.

"Perhaps I am simply much more mature than you. Either that, or you act awfully childish," she teased.

"Don't flatter yourself," he told her with a roll of his eyes.

"Don't worry; you do that enough for the both of us. Goodnight, Richard," she said as she floated through the door to her room. He laughed softly as he changed for bed. Crawling under the covers, he thought about the day. I guess I found out some important stuff. Raven and Star hate each other, Star's out for revenge, Beast Boy's a stable boy. The only one I can't find is Cy. I wish I knew where he was. I'll look for him tomorrow. I won't be very useful if I don't get any sleep, so I guess it's time to catch some Z's, he thought. Barely thirty seconds later, Robin asleep and dreaming of all the modern commodities that he had new-found appreciation for.


Hi! Looks like I got another chapter up, huh? I know it was shorter than normal, but I'm starting to get tired. Ok, I think that I have to explain something. While it appears that Beast Boy is the stable person, I feel it necessary to tell you not to take everything at face value. Don't over-analyze stuff, but there is more to Beast Boy than I have revealed as of yet. Anyway, I do have a request. Well, I actually have two requests. One, are there any artists reading this? It would be so, so awesome to have some art to go with this. I would do some myself, but my artistic ability is less than satisfactory, to say the least. Secondly, I am once again shamelessly soliciting reviews from you people. Please, please review. Before I actually joined this site, I was all like, 'Why do the authors always ask for reviews? It's not that big of a deal.' But since I myself started writing, I see how much reviews mean. So if you have any kindness in you at all, I am deploring you: review for me! Ok, I'm going to stop groveling now and go to sleep. I hope you liked the update!

Ciao

Raven-Angel-of-Darkness

p.s. - I will update Follow the Leader as soon as I have 36 reviews. I don't think that's asking for too much since this story has 34 and is shorter. Dangerous might be continued if I get 15-20 reviews. I'm only asking for so many because I need time for that one. I didn't have anything else planned for it, so it'll take a little longer than a normal update would. Anyway, R & R people. Buh-Bye!