Chapter 35
Ravens Return to the Tower
The three missing ravens residing at the Tower of London have finally all been found, according to the Ravenmaster of the Yeomen Warders, Jacob Johnston.
Mated pair Bronwen and Chester returned after nearly six months of absence, while Phillip remained missing until shortly after eleven o’clock this morning, when he was spotted on the roof of the Teapots and Treason Café.
“It’s mad,” said Katie Mayburn, owner of the café. “Almost like he knew His Majesty was getting married. Probably waited so he could attend the wedding, didn’t he?”
With both Princess Mary and the newly styled Princess Evangeline, The Princess Royal, due to start their first term at Oxford University on 13 October, the Yeomen Warders are considering their options for keeping the ravens more secure within the Tower.
“Can’t say Phillip won’t get a bit of wanderlust and try to follow Their Royal Highnesses there,” joked Ravenmaster Johnston. “He’s always had a keen ear for the dramatic. But with any luck, he’ll stay in the Tower for the time being. At least until things get interesting again.”
The Ravenmaster is hoping to introduce another set of ravens in hopes that Phillip will choose to take a mate and remain nearby, even in the midst of future royal scandal.
—The Daily Sun, 6 October 2024