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Chapter 1
It was a sad day in Beacon Hills. Everybody had heard that the sheriff's kid had been found, or to be precise they had found evidence that Stiles had died. They knew it would be hard for the sheriff to have no body to bury, but Lydia's mom decided to organize a memorial service for the sheriff, to support the man who had lost his only son, a way to say goodbye to Stiles. To let the man know he was not alone with his grief. She had thought that only the pack and the deputies and some people from school would come, but there were more than she had thought who showed up. Derek and Cora came back from Colombia and together with Peter they sat next to the sheriff. On his other side sat Melissa and Rafael with Scott. She had heard from Lydia what had been going on and felt sorry for the man. Suppose Lydia had disappeared and turned into a crow she would have been devastated too. Even Deaton had showed up. She hadn't thought the man knew Stiles, but on the other hand he must have, for Scott worked there. Then coach Finstock who spoke a few words and told them how they had lost a brilliant young man who could write about circumcision for economics and getting an A for it too. All who spoke agreed that the world would have been a better place if Stiles had stayed in it. Even Derek spoke about the time that Stiles had saved him from drowning. Scott told them of being thick as thieves and how Stiles always was there for him, especially as he had suffered from asthma and Stiles who had carried an extra inhaler which he had bought from his own pocket money saved him time and again. Isaac who had come from France said a few words that Stiles always stood by his side, giving him support after the death of his father. Some deputies spoke, more classmates spoke. As all had said their farewell speech and a minute's silence in memory of Stiles was asked suddenly a loud 'ka' was heard. As all looked up they saw in the tree near the open window five crows sitting on a branch.
"The Black Feather Heralds" Peter sighed respectfully. All supernaturals heard the man speak and Scott whispered 'Stiles'.
Chris who sat with Isaac behind Noah heard Peter and Scott and became pale. The black feather heralds. Of course he had heard about it. If this was Stiles, who were the other four. They must be connected to him and who were they after. He suddenly knew they were after him and his family. Would he receive a feather? When all was over would he be thrown in jail? Or would he survive? He had changed his way but was this enough? He had hunted those of who he thought deserved to die because they became feral, but what if they were not there yet. He had listened to his father when he ordered a kill. Oh, his father. They certainly would go after Gerard.
Stiles, he had heard the rumors of being tortured by Gerard in his basement. He didn't want to believe those rumors. As if his father would go after humans, but then he thought about the betrayal in the warehouse when the man wanted the bite to cure himself from cancer. He even proclaimed he would kill his own family if it meant his survival. Then probably the other two would be Boyd en Erica who he also had locked up in his basement and had tortured to find out about Derek. Who would be the other two? Who had died in connection with Stiles?
He had heard that a feather had been found in Stiles' bed and that Stiles had disappeared. At that moment he hadn't given it a thought. But now, becoming one of the heralds? Of course, if someone would become one of the heralds, it certainly would be Stiles. He was all about justice. His father was a sheriff and he had grown up surrounded by him and his deputies. He was extremely clever and couldn't keep his nose out of certain affairs and probably had snooped around in all those case files his father got. He could connect the dots to things others wouldn't notice. If someone would be a herald, it certainly would be him. And now… But Stiles was also vindictive. He remembered the way he had killed crazy Peter by throwing a Molotov cocktail and setting the man on fire to prevent him from killing more people. And Scott who let Deucalion en Jennifer Blake go. He knew Stiles hadn't agreed with that decision, proclaiming they should have been killed, being killers themselves. But if he was vindictive, that would mean he couldn't become a crow, for the crows stood for justice. But this was Stiles, if someone would manage to become a crow of justice it would be him. Vindictively didn't have to mean you kill someone, no, it could also mean you go after someone and put him away for live.
Another 'ka' was screeched. As if they knew that all eyes were on them, they flew up from their branch into the sky.
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After the service the pack went with Noah towards his house. Isaac wanted to go as well but Chris decided there and then not to go near the sheriff's house. Maybe Stiles forgot about him. He had known that he had left to France after Allison had died. Out of sight, out of mind. But he had to warn the family so he decided to call the Matriarch of the family while he was on his way to the airport to go back to France and told her what happened without realizing that this would throw the whole hunter society into turmoil, for the Matriarch called those who sat on the hunter's council and those called their hunters. Before nightfall all hunters knew the black feather heralds were flying again.
As Chris unpacked his clothes after coming home he found a feather between his clothes.