“I must apologise to you and your family,” Raven said to me. “You have been used, and I have failed. The least I can do now is ensure your safe return to the Warp.”
“But...” I began.
“No 'buts'” he said. “This is how it ends for you.” He smiled and headed towards the door, pausing for a moment before opening it. “Cheerio” he shouted, and was gone.
As the door closed behind him, the house jumped like a needle jumps on a record.
“Mroaw!” said a house cat, now in feline form.
