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behind me.
    “You suck!” she continued her rant.
    “Nothing new there,” Kas replied with a
smile.
    She flew up and I grabbed her, holding her
back.
    “I'm going to kick your ass!” Raven all but
screamed at Kasadya.
    That is all we need, another female who is
going to make us grey before our time. “Great, another feisty one,”
I joked with Chax as I pushed the young female down.
    “I like her,” Nanini commented, smiling at
Kasadya.
    I have a feeling this is just the beginning
of a lot of trouble for us. Lord, give me strength.
    “Calm down, Raven,” Chax soothed her as he
shot a disapproving look at Kasadya.
    Raven breathed deep, but I could see the fury
inside her eyes. Clearly Kasadya and the young hellhound didn’t get
off on the right foot. Chax suddenly jumped up, and my eyes flashed
to Kasadya, who was standing just a feet or two away from us. And
she was livid.
    “Calm down. Go and see where the others are,”
Chax instructed Kasadya.
    She glared at him, and stormed out of the
room. This is not good.
    “So, Raven,” Nanini came and pushed Chax away
to sit down next to her, “Where ya from?” she continued.
    The young hellhound looked at Nanini, and I
could see in her features that Nanini’s presence was really
appreciated. I smiled at my little vixen. I froze. Did I just
referred to her as my little vixen? Well now, it would seem
this mating business moves fast, really fast.
    “Well, I grew up in Kansas, but my Dad was
transferred to Rome for business.” She looked at all of us. “I
didn’t even know that he was moved there to kill demons. He said
that a fallen pair had a newborn and he had to fill in for them.”
The sadness that washed over her face had me worried.
    “Raven, what was your father’s name?” Chax
asked.
    “Jeremy Black, and my mom was Emily Black,”
she replied, but the sadness in her voice grew worse.
    “I knew your father; he was a great warrior,
and your mom was an amazing harpy. I am sorry for your loss,” Chax
continued.
    Raven nodded and looked at the floor, her
eyes blinking rapidly. I looked at Nanini, seeking assistance.
“Now, enough of all the sad talk. How many demons have you killed
so far?” Nanini asked, her smile as beautiful as always.
    “Well, I sort of lost count around twelve. It
just became too much trouble to keep counting and killing at the
same time.” Raven was suddenly more confident.
    Nanini whistled. “Wow, that’s not bad. Not
bad at all. Now that you are here, you are going to learn some epic
stuff and really take out the demons.”
    Raven beamed at her. Good girl,
Nanini . I couldn’t help but smile at her. She had this amazing
way of always lifting the spirit in a room. Sometimes though, not
in a very funny way.
    “Kas and Chax found a lost hellhound girl,”
Lada said outside in the hallway.
    The female hellhound came storming into the
lounge followed by Caim. She sat down on the other side of Raven
and offered her hand. “My name is Zurita, and this is my mate,
Caim,” she introduced Caim. How easily she announced her new mate
in such a short time. It would seem that Caim didn’t have as much
trouble as I did. My eyes met Nanini’s, and she captured me
completely in that instant. There was no aggression, no doubt; she
was just looking at me for a change. Could there be some
hope?
    Kasadya and Vulcan entered, and I could see
that Kasadya already took a bite out of him. Her eyes spoke of
death. Vulcan walked over to Raven and held his hand to her.
    “Salve, young one. I am Vulcan,” he greeted
her.
    Raven proceeded to give them the short
version of what had happened to her, and when she finished, the
room was in utter silence. To survive a mass attack and even
afterwards was just amazing. I could see this little young female
was going to surprise everyone.
    “Well, I thank Chax and Kasadya for finding
you and bringing you home. Now, you are safe and ready to start
your Apprendo training,” Vulcan said, patting her on the