Ravens. The most intelligent creature to take to the air. Creatures that strike fear and give rise to superstition in the hearts of the weary and weak.
One of these creatures, Lord Noble Eyes, is a bird in need. To accomplish his mission, and to save his murder, he must come into contact with six mares.
But how does communication work, when both sides are so different?
Everything is a matter of perception.
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Favorite this, read later. I got a feeling this is good
As always, you have done an awesome job!
Ahaha, oh boy, here we go!
Pro Corvo. The object of the preposition 'pro' takes the ablative case.
Jeez, what kind of personal talks or writes like that. Man, talk about needless.
Quite interesting, Dag! I really liked how Noble's worldview was so utterly different from the cast's. In a way, that is quite sad. This was right on par with your usual stuff, it was very unique. Good on ya'!
1781162
That very well may be the single most profound observation I've yet seen on this site.
For a second there I was expecting another collaboration with Descy. Haven't read it yet but consider it bumped up to next on my reading list. Sounds most interesting.
...
HANG ON A SECOND! There's no "Of" in the title
Everything I knew about the world has suddenly turned to lies. I'mma go sit in the corner and cry for awhile.
And here I was expecting a self-insert.
But then that pompus raven jumped into Ponyville with his half-baked plan, got the elements all wrong, ignored Pinkie Pie, lost his head in technicalities, jumped from one pony to another without resolving the present issues and was generally much to full of himself.
...
Maybe I just read a self-insert?
1781197
You sir, are a scholar and a gentlem ... moon.
Yay! This is here! Let's see where this goes.
I'd just like to comment, crows =/= ravens, and its a murder of crows, and an unkindness of ravens. Good story though, a bit to pointless for my tastes, but a decent read.
He needs a dagger!!!!
1781162 I for one welcome our newly found sense of self. My mind opens and expands, I can see clearly now. The Rain is gone.
I would like to be a Raven.
I'm joining the Raven fandom because of this. Good show Mr. Dagger
1781197 hurray another Latinist
1782953
Caw Caw, my brother, caw caw.
Seems like a low like-dislike ration to be featured - one of my stories had about 40-something likes and 1 dislike in that same amount of time and it didn't get featured... but who am I to complain, it's a new feature system, it could be different now.
Besides, ravens are cool.
How disappointing. I fully expected Pinkie to be the one who'd make everything turn around and wind up okay after all. Everyone would realize the misunderstanding and laugh it off.
Nope. *sigh*
Well hat was... different. in a good way mind you. I can certainly see the potential for expansion, if you so choose. Yet, you kept the ending closed enough so as to make it satisfactory to those who wish for a brief bout of reading entertainment. Brilliant. Bravo, good sir. Bravo!
Geez talk about culture shock.
Nopony expect the raven inquisition.
Good story.
1783159 It all comes down to timing and to how fast you get them, here. He got all of those really quickly and so up it goes--
but partially it is also a slow day/few days for super popular stories. I got one up to because of it. You probably released something that was overshadowed by popular fics that all got released on top of it. That's happened to me before.
1783741 True, good point.
Hot damn. I love this like you wouldn't believe. +100000 for the Edgar Allen Poe reference at the end.
Alt. Title: Procreatinally Blind Crovotion: The First Ever Featured Crow Fic
I approve of this story.
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of what to think....
so awesome!
and yes, Ravens are cool.
No has happy ending?
Liked the reffrence to Poe, kinda hard not to see one coming though. Still nice job!
1785570
Couldn't resist.
I drop lots of them across my work.
1786212
Um.
They can!
Sorta.
I'm reading this simply because it's a Raven...and who doesn't love Raven's....but I can't read it NOW ;_; So it's in my "to read list" ^_^
1786277
Indeed.
Smarter than dogs and the likes.
I want one.
Silly laws. I can have a hundred types of birds, but not a raven...
I'll paint it yellow and call it a parakeet!
Also, teach it to say 'nevermore, and to perch on a bust of Pallas.
Just out of curiosity... Did you mean mother?
“Nevermore...”
1786449
No.
1787324 Oh well, this teaches me to not read before commenting again
1786449
He did not. Murder is the collective known for a group of crows, which he chose in favour of an unkindness, the correct term for a collective of ravens. He mentions this in the author's notes. Personally I prefer the slightly more archaic form 'a conspiracy of ravens'.
There should be a sequel for this
1787331It's alright! Happens to the best of us.
1783225
To be fair, there wasn't so much a misunderstanding as there was a negative reaction to his rampant douchebaggery. It's one thing to hope for charity, it's another to waltz into a store and request everything inside because you heard the owner was generous.
In the defense of the ponies...that raven was rather narrow-minded and self-centered about it all and that was what really fouled things up. He refused to look at things from the point of view of the ponies, and further still, interpreted the elements they represented either too literally, with underestimation, or again failing to look at it from any viewpoint but his own.
In actuality, they all pretty much stayed true to their elements. Fluttershy WAS being kind, kind to ALL, which is why the raven's "vermin" talk offended her so. Applejack WAS being truly honest, and knew that the thievery of the ravens was dishonest and thus didn't tolerate it. Rarity, if viewed from strict LITERAL terms, wasn't being generous, but when you looked at the bigger picture, it's justified, and Rarity rightly noted that it wasn't TRULY generous to just donate freely such things to people who clearly didn't need it (furthermore, the raven was being a bit contradictory with himself, because earlier he was insulted at the idea of accepting acts of charity, and then turns around and expected it from somepony else). Twilight showed interest in the raven's magic, until she realized it was used for harmful purposes, and her reaction and opinions on that had nothing to do with her element per say. And Rainbow wasn't really given a fair chance to demonstrate loyalty, as why would she show demonstrate loyalty to someone she didn't know and as far as she knew, had no need for it (because Rainbow never gave the raven a full chance to explain himself)? Besides, being loyal doesn't necessarily make you a good diplomat, which we all know Rainbow is not. In fact, it's probably because of her loyalty that she's not the greatest of diplomats. And I can't blame the raven for trying to avoid Pinkie, for anyone meeting Pinkie for the first time is gonna be seriously intimidated by her, Pinkie's actions around the raven were enough for the raven to reasonably question their intentions, and the raven's logic is sound enough to see that Pinkie couldn't really provide the assistance he needed (although it is possible that had the raven given Pinkie the chance, she could have gotten him to see things a little differently and maybe work something out with the other ponies, but honestly I'm not surprised he didn't).
He probably would have been better off going to the princesses, as they would probably be more patient and political about it, but even then I have my doubts something could've been worked out, especially if the raven continued to be as closed-minded as he was.
So in a way, he really brought his failure down upon himself.
Nice story, BTW.
1781204
Apparently Twilight talks like that.
I HOPE YOU DO NOT MIND, BUT IS THIS ONESHOT?
Wasn't sure, so I looked it up. Then asked my siblings. Then my professor. Its a flock of ravens.
Also, its crows that like shiny things, not ravens.
Heh, the more you know...
All that aside, this was a really really really REALLY good fanfic!
I can't add much to this, other that I love it, and everything that 1788287 said.
1788910
It's not a flock, but an Unkindness of Ravens. And I am well aware of that fact.
1788287
Yay!
You understand my reasoning!
1788609
Yes, it is!
I enjoyed this. I really like how Lord Noble Eye's view is at the same time both that of an aristocrat and an actual bird. As in, how he enjoyed wealth simply because it was shiny.
I also liked how the story used dark, mysterious descriptions in the beginning and throughout whenever Noble Eye was involved, yet was mostly set in a small, sunny village inhabited by pastel Equines. It's kind of like the song I was listening to while reading this. (The beginning is Noble Eye's entrance, and the rest is Ponyville.)
Ravens what are you doing
No but seriously, I didn't even realize this story was yours at first, since the title didn't start with the word "of".
1789054
I know!
I wanted to mess with people...