The Estate, Sidra, Glacia, Wednesday Evening (Fandom Time)

[trigons_child]

Philia had been begging for a walk, so Raven had taken her dog out into the gardens. Without a leash and collar, of course, because after what Philia had been through, she didn't ever want her to be restrained again. And Philia certainly wasn't vicious. She was still prone to hide from strangers, though she'd slowly warmed to people she'd spent more time with.

Raven took a seat on a bench, lost in thought, as Philia romped about. Nightmares about the future still plagued her rest, though they'd lessened a little since her talk with Hannibal and better understanding the reason behind them. That hadn't necessarily meant she'd actually dealt with it. Mostly she tried to keep herself busy and distracted, which had been recently helped along by Karla giving her responsibility over all the orphanages in Glacia. She'd been planning out visits to each of them so she could inspect the facilities and see that they were safe and clean and the children healthy. Any place that didn't meet her standards would be swiftly put to right.

But she couldn't keep busy all the time, much as she tried, and right now she found herself in need of a new distraction. Maybe she'd visit Fandom for a couple of days. Karla was always telling her to take more breaks, after all, and even if it was August there, that didn't mean something bad was going to happen. Right?


[Establishy but open for anyone in Glacia or texts or phone calls.]

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[trigons_child]

"I have only had one meeting with him thus far," Raven said, ducking her head. What she'd learned about herself wasn't exactly completely unobvious, but it still didn't make it easy to talk about.

"As for the orphanages, I have been preparing a schedule to visit each and everyone for inspection," she said. "I intend most to be unannounced so I can be certain they have not tidied up just for me."

[glacial_queen]

"My favorite part of that is how you literally will just show up in a puff of smoke and demand to be given a tour," Karla said, her smile not particularly nice. But then, if there were places taking care of children that weren't up to snuff, they deserved what they got.

And for all of Raven's sweet demeanor and gentle exterior, if she found signs that not all was well, she'd have no problem tearing into them. It would be glorious.

[trigons_child]

Maybe Jono would do the favor of recording it for Karla if he was going to go along to help her.

"My greatest priority is making certain the children are healthy and safe," Raven said. Woe be to anyone who let the children live in filth and abuse, or hired them out as child labor and pocketed the profits. "After that I would like to do something to help them find family that would be able to take them in, or failing that, people willing to foster children not born their own. Food and shelter may sustain life, but it is love that will allow the children to thrive, and that is my goal."

She wasn't going to do this small. It was quite possible this project was stirring up some residual feelings about how she had been raised, sheltered and fed, but without a mother's love. Without anyone's love.