In a Raven's Shadow

<p>Torment is a terrible thing; it festers and consumes and is nurtured by each ugly experience. The teacher is a product of his past-left embittered by events best forgotten. He is a loner avoiding any social contact that might inflict pain or distress. His classroom is his refuge an island of solace a place where he can embrace the innocence and kindness missing in the outside world. When one of his favorite students suffers a gruesome death he reaches a breaking point. But will a new dark path destroy him?</p><p><br></p><p>'The raven gave a loud caw flapped his wings and took to the air..... this was an invocation impossible to ignore.'</p>