The date is now November third, a day after Simon's birthday. As mentioned before, it was now Silas's birthday, but there were more important things at hand.
Simon, along with his teammates, had celebrated Silas's birthday at Ezra's house in the morning, giving them time in the afternoon to prepare. This preparation time was used to set up everything they would need for their Hollow World expedition.
Simon didn't need much, but this was mostly thanks to Alina. The night before, she had given him many gifts, but they were all actually one. Each package was more delicate than the last, creating a midnight black raven.
There wasn't anything unusual about it, aside from its iron-colored eyes. The beauty of it came from its storage unit. The raven, which was able to do anything that Simon would need to do if he were alone in the Hollow World.
