Raven Died for You

"Just a few more years and we can leave the Shadow to live the normal life, to settle down in your favorite city." Standing there, Valentina looked at the man who had been by her side for nearly twenty years, ever since she could remember. The words of Raven resonated in her mind, it all seemed like it was just yesterday. It left her in a momentary daze. At that time, she merely smiled and didn't affirm his words. After Raven's death, she regretted it more than once. Why did she just nod in her heart back then? She should have voiced her agreement. In that case, he wouldn't have had so many regrets. Before Raven's death, she never thought there was anything wrong with living in the Shadow. Ever since her earliest memories, she belonged to the Shadow. She liked learning all sorts of skills, and the Shadow provided her with such opportunities. She didn't resent the survival-of-the-fittest lifestyle in the Shadow. She didn't think there was anything wrong with being an assassin, especiall