Valla laughed at Tommy's "racket" scheme; if she thought he really meant it, she didn't show any sign. "Yeah, I suppose we do have some status here," she said, her eyes distant as she mused. "Last week, I worked a charm to figure out if some berries were poisonous. Now people keep coming up to me with berries and all kinds of wild fruit. Just between you and me, I'm not completely sure I'm even doing the spell right."<br/><br/>As they walked, there came a fluttering of wings and the raven lighted on Valla's shoulder. Apparently, now that he'd been fully outed, the Raven felt comfortable to get closer. Valla glanced at him and said, "Pete? What do you think?"<br/><br/>The Raven shuddered its wings as though in angry disagreement. Valla considered. "No? Okay, how about ... Sebastian. Or maybe just, Bastion?"<br/><br/>The bird shifted its feet and glanced out into the wilderness, as though signifying the name was good enough and the matter was now over. Valla nodded. "Bastion it is."<br/>She walked in silence for a few minutes, following closely behind Tommy. "What you said earlier, about there being some civilization on this island, do you think that may actually be true? Maybe we should start searching, send out parties or something."