The alarm started buzzing softly and Revna threw a pillow at it, but of course that didn’t work. “Computer turn off the alarm.” But it kept going, “Computer what is that?”
“Incoming Priority message from Ragna Edman.” Revna sat up quickly, drew her robe on and hurried out to the desk to accept the message. On screen was a younger woman, obviously an Edman, but unlike Revna’s copper blonde hair, this woman had beautiful, longer than believable, white blonde hair. And it was obvious, to Revna, she’d been crying, a lot. “Ragna, baby, what’s wrong?”
Revna ‘Reality Strikes Again’ McKenzie

Mike sat up quickly and he looked at Revna. “Honey… everything ok?” There was concern in his voice and his eyes narrowed as he looked at his wife.

Mike ‘The Real World Has Crap Timing’ McKenzie

Revna glanced back at Mike, concern in her eyes, but she didn’t want to interrupt her sister, so she muted it, her gaze returning to Ragna as Ragna explained that she tried to deliver papers to Lady McKenzie and was unable. “My younger sister, she had papers to deliver to your clan. No way around it. My Da insisted they be delivered.” But it was more than that bothering Ragna. “Ragna, if they wouldn’t take the papers it’s fine. Just tell Da. It’s not like Mike or I really are concerned over it. It doesn’t change anything.” Revna watched as Ragna nodded but wouldn’t look at her. “So who did you talk to you? Anyone at all?”

Ragna nodded, “The Clan Marshal, he thought I was trying to serve legal papers, hung up on me.” Revna waited, eventually the silence got to Ragna, “I…I…” her voice was barely a whisper as the whole story came out. “I love him, Revna, and he gave it back, my sword....I can’t breath anymore.”

It was like a knife to Revna’s heart, she knew that hurt, she also knew she’d done it to herself. And Ragna, well fire often burned itself. “Baby, look at me, I want you to go talk to mom, okay. Don’t sit by yourself.” After a few more minutes the comm went black and then Revna was on the comm with her father, and it was all explained to her, but it didn’t make it easier, watching Ragna so upset.

After she hung up, “Mike, how many Seamus’s are in your clan?”
Revna ‘He better Deserve Her’ McKenzie