The Ravens It has been mentioned amongst those with a fondness for corvids that to call a group of ravens and unkindness is deeply unfair and hurtful. Lady Ravenswood has been often quoted as saying that it is the absence of these brilliant birds that is the true unkindness. The Lady Blackwater often leaves puzzles out not to study but to entertain. A bored raven can cause many mischiefs. The Fortune Teller is often heard muttering every time a raven is seen :1 for a word 2 for a fight 3 for a t