STRQ crouched in the growing shadows, watching passers by. Their mission involved finding a few individuals known to lure Grimm into villages. Raven and Qrow had a… unique expertise on the subject, gowing up in the Branwen tribe. "Shouldn't we wait until nightfall?" Tai wondered, looking around. "You expect the monsters in the night," Raven replied in a dark tone. "Dusk is better, everyone is focused on getting to a safe place before nightfall, they're paying less attention to what's going on around them. Clever monsters use that to their advantage." "Okay… do you need a hug?" "Therapy," Qrow replied.

“We should throw a party,” Summer said. “We could also throw a body off a cliff,” Raven suggested. Summer looked at her. “We don’t have any bodies.” “Give me two minutes.” “Raven, what did I say about murder?” Raven sighed. “Don’t.” Summer smiled. “That’s right.” “Joykill.” “I love you too.”

Summer lay back on the towel, relaxing under the sun while Qrow worked on burying a sleeping Tai in sand. Then Raven reappeared from the water and held something out to her. Summer took it. “Is this coral?” Raven shrugged and nodded, blushing. “You mentioned liking it.” Summer smiled. “Thanks.”

Raven looked in the mirror uneasily. The elegant dress was nothing like she was used to wearing. She took a deep breath and walked out of the fitting room. Tai just stared. “That one. Get that one.” “It looks alright?” “Summer is going to be speechless when she sees you.”

Qrow is in danger, and she’s too far away. She screams her brother’s name and swings Omen to dissuade the approach of an enemy, and is shocked when she cuts open a swirling vortex. But there’s no time to question it. She runs through and gets there just in time.

“Crows eat fish, right?” Tai asked. Qrow looked over, suspicious. “Yes…” “And some of them are spies, right?” “I can’t speak for all corvids…” Tai looked way too damn smug. “But the ones who are, is their favourite kind of fish red herring?” Qrow sighed. “I really hate you sometimes.”

“It’s okay, Raven, you’re safe,” Tai told her. “We’ve got you.” He held one hand, Summer held the other. “And we’re not letting go,” Summer added softly. “Whatever happens. It took a while, but Raven let the armour around her heart fall, let them see her. They didn’t let go.

“Here?” Qrow asked, pushing the tip of the shovel into the dirt. Tai swallowed hard and nodded, looking out over the sea. “If… if we really could bury her, this is where she’d want to be.” Qrow nodded and started to dig. An empty grave, only a stone to mourn.