In the tree-crowded bower of the Morrigan, Number Seven opened his eyes. A gentle rain of raven feathers fell on him, piling up on his body and shielding his nakedness. He looked up, beyond the feathers, and through a gap in the branches, at the star speckled sky above.

　　`I did warn you.` The voice of the Morrigan echoed through the bower. `I told you the suit would be a danger to you.`

　　Seven sought out the source of the voice but could not see the Goddess. `Am I dead?`

　　`Have a little faith. You think I would name you as my favourite and then let you die on the very same day?` Her voice sounded close, intimate even, but he still couldn`t see her.

　　`I do,` said Seven. `But only because I`ve met you.`

　　The falling feathers began to swirl in a wind that sprang up from nowhere. The feathers spun into a vortex that coalesced into the form of the Morrigan, sitting astride him. `If you would rather be dead than be my favourite, that can be arranged.`The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

　　`Just tell me what`s happening to the others.` His voice was not as steady as he hoped but not as pleading as he feared.

　　The Morrigan sighed. `So demanding. You had better be worth it.`

　　He didn`t move. `I`m not at my best when I`m distracted by worry.`

　　She brushed away the feathers that had accumulated on his chest. `Your honoured dead, Achilles and Orion, will join the household of Sg鄑hach. She will repair them and care for them. Perhaps she will even be happy with them. Orion is a better man than most she has repaired.`

　　`What about Number Two?`

　　`You mean Annwn. She has taken that name and accepted my gifts.`

　　`You made her a Raven?`

　　`She made that choice. So she could return to your world. Though even with my gifts she cannot remain in your world indefinitely.`

　　`Five and Six?`

　　`Are safe. Just as you are safe. Sorrow has friends of great power and ability. They will not allow harm to come to her, or you, or your colleagues.`

　　Seven put on his brightest smile and pulled her close. `Funny definition of safe you have. I`m with you. Nothing safe about you.`