Raven let out a soft sigh of relief. "Good," she said. Wait, no, that wasn't right, either. "No...I mean I am glad I did not do something to upset you. But I wish you had come to me, or at least warned me."

She shifted her position, moving her hands to catch his face between them. "I do not like goodbyes, either," she said. "And perhaps I would have cried. But I wanted to touch you and hold you and wish you well before you left." Which were all things he already knew, though.