"You have to choose, Raven. You can't have them both."
She glanced at her daughter for a moment, a look of indecision crossing her face. When she turned back to me she looked cold once again. Without a word she stepped forward, holding the sleeping infant out for me to take.
I picked her up awkwardly, my untrained arms accidentally jostling her awake in the process. Looking down at her I watched her blink sleepily at me before dozing back off once again.
"Thank you," I said, looking back at Raven. "You made the right choice. It would have been better if you stayed too but I know you won't."
"You shouldn't either," Raven answered.
"The tribe doesn't care for me, going back would be useless."
"I'm not talking about the tribe," she stated. My eyes narrowed as I realized what she meant. "If you really cared for her, you'd leave. You'll only hurt her in the end."
"I don't need advice from you, nor do I want it." I turned away, beginning my small trip back into the house. "Goodbye sis. Don't die out there."
"Qrow," Raven called after a while, making me stop. "Don't tell Tai."
"Don't tell him what? That you went back to the tribe? That you tried to take his daughter with you?"
"Any of it."
"Feeling a little guilty, are we?" I asked as I turned to look back at her. She glared at me.
"It's none of his business," she said, only to get an unbelieving look from me. "He doesn't need to know."
"Fine, I won't tell him," I said, turning back to the house once again. "I'll keep your secret as always."
"Thank you."
I chuckled quietly, not wanting to wake up my niece.
"I must be going crazy. I could have sworn that I heard you thank me."
I could practically hear her rolling her eyes before disappearing into her portal.
