Prompt: "ravens mimicking human speech in Spare Oom"

Pairings: Gen

Content Warnings: N/A


Chapter 21: Sorry, Lu, I can't only be mean to Susan and Ed all the time.


Lucy almost stumbles when the raven looks her in the eye and it barks "I know, I know!"

"Know what?" she asks, desperately; it's not even what she really wants to ask (how and why and do you know the way back all seem much more important, but Lucy isn't a rude girl and she doesn't know how to delicately change topics like Susan can), but it's all she can manage in her surprise.

Her heart breaks as the bird flaps away, crying "I know, I know!" while she falls in the dirt behind it.