Wagtail's eyes flash as he's pulled back. They have to show Ken he matters!—he knows that more than he knows anything. But the eerie feeling grows on his skin, building around them.

It's such bullshit, he thinks, resisting the urge to kick the ground with difficulty. Ken is just like this because he thinks he's no good. And he's not! If I could find who did this to him....

He waits, fidgeting, with Raven.