raven (n.)
Old English hræfn (Mercian), hrefn; hræfn (Northumbrian, West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *khrabanaz (source also of Old Norse hrafn, Danish ravn, Dutch raaf, Old High German hraban, German Rabe "raven," Old English hroc "rook"), from PIE root *ker- (2), imitative of harsh sounds.
🪁 Prefers the company of birds to wolves. Lacuna returned home with her as an adolescent one day, a stray sullen teenager with an huge, ancient, moulting raven on her shoulder. Only a year old, and she'd already left behind three separate packs. But the aviary affinity has its perks. Nevermind the twilight bark - Lacuna realized that Hræfn might be willing to teach the pack how to use flighted messengers. Extra security for scouts away from home.
As for Hræfn herself, she's tired of wandering. She's perfectly content to let her winged companion, Ulfr, assist her in tracking prey during the hunts. Some of the more meritocratic wolves in the pack got a little ruffled over the technique, calling it lazy. But it's hard to argue with the results. The birds get to share in the spoils, too - it's only fair.
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