B I R D.
listen ok vernal. when she left, she was pretty desperate, and raven seemed a gift from the gods. there was something about her that drew vern in almost immediately, made her trust her without a second thought. she knew rae was meant to be her guardian, but not precisely at that moment. vern put her whole future in her hands without a doubt and never looked back.
the tribe was the scary part. they were callous, just like she - but she was much less so, even with her sudden change in mood. still, raven trusted them, so… so did she. they taught her what she needed to know: how to survive in a world where no one cared about you , only what you offered. she even gained a few friends in the younger children.
but she’s come to rely less on rae, now that she knows her powers are no plaything and they make her who she is - herself, and no one else’s. rae is still her light, despite the darkness that shrouds her wher’er she walks.