Steve Rae
She was super angry after what she just saw, she had enough stress for one night, probably would last her a lifetime. Which is why she decided to go for a long walk under the clear starry sky and think about what to do next.
Telling grandma Redbird may not be a good idea after all, she thought, I mean she is not in a condition to handle such news, and Zoe may not be in danger, it would be useless to scare a sweet old lady over nothing!
As she walked all over town she lost track of time thinking of the worst. What if Zoe died, she can't "lead" the red fledgling on her own, she needs her BFF to help her, (plus Zoe is a natural born leader, she could learn a few tricks just by watching her). What if grandma Redbird reacted to Zoe's death badly, maybe goes back to her coma, or even worse, die herself. What if her stepfather knew about it and and blamed the House of Night for her death, soon all humans will be on his side, fearing their children will die because of us too, and with the House of Night in its current condition, we'll be in the middle of a war.
Stop thinking of negative things, she told herself, all you need to do is hope for the best, and pray for Zoe to come back and save the day, so please Zoe, come back!
A while later she noticed that a long time has passed since she left the House of Night, Lenobia is probably worried. Plus she can sense that dawn is about an hour away. So she started heading back to the school.
As she got near the school, she noticed something was different, the lights where turned off. That never happened, even though recently all students did was go to class then go back to their rooms, but the lights where always on.
She stopped to think about what this might be but she remembered that dawn is near, she must go in, and fast. as she approached the gate, a strong white light was fixed on her followed by some whispers. A few moments later, someone stepped into the light telling the others behind him, "relax, it's just Steve Rae."
At first she did not know who it was but when he stepped closer she saw his face, out of surprise she said, "Brad, what are you doing here?" and as he stepped even closer, she saw what was on his face, which made her even more surprised and continued, "and when did you change?"
"I changed the moment i killed Nicole," he answered, "and after that, all the remaining red fledgelings noticed she was bad and followed me here."
"And why would you want to kill her?" she asked him.
"Who cares," he answered, "the important thing is that the red fledgelings are under your command again." He turned an stood beside her then said, "we should go back in, the sun will rise soon, which reminds me, could you please shut that thing off, it's burning my eyes!" Steve Rae did not notice the light was still on, she was too surprised.
"Now, may I ask why the super security?" she asked as they walked towards the castle.
"well, let's just say that the red fledgelings coming back is not the only good news tonight." Brad answered.
"Yeah," Kramisha continued, apparently she was on guard duty with Brad, "a raven mocker attacked the school."
Steve Rae stood there frozen solid before she asked, "in what world is a raven mocker attack considered a good thing?"
