Ravyn Wyng is adjusting to her new life which is anything but normal. With a talking raven as a companion, a ring that lets her know when a dead body has been dumped, and a group of people that are making her life difficult through kidnapping and murder; Ravyn often wishes she could go back to her old life as a famous horror author with her wife Jennifer Wells.

Until now Ravyn Wyng has led a normal life. A successful author, married to a great wife, and has wonderful friends. Lately her sleep has been plagued by a strange dream that includes a talking raven. When she receives a box containing a ring with a raven on it, journals written in an old language, and a copper disk, her life takes a new twist. Once Cara the raven enters her life, normalcy goes out the window.

First Raven Morgan Byrne and Cail, her raven companion, head the Raven Council. Years ago, Morgan received two important missions from Lady Raven. First, recruit other members to Lady Raven's service. Second, find a suitable human for the Raven Ring. She found recruiting new members relatively easy, but finding the perfect person to wear the ring took time and patience. Nearly forty years later, she succeeded. She found Raven Wyng. Raven Voice Shado is an unusual raven: he speaks like a human and communicates telepathically with his brethren and the human he bonds with. Here's the short story...