Ideas and Thoughts
My thoughts behind the title of Black Crow
Crow - Messenger, death, wisdom, communication, the underworld.
Book 2 -
maybe Grey Wolf or White Swan- Wisdom, truth, patience, darkness, a death messenger, divination, solitude, detachment, wisdom, change, totem of clairvoyants and mystics.
or Black Raven - Trickster, teacher, hoarder, healing, initiation, protection, shaman's power, transformation, change in consciousness, mark of a shape shifter.
Acualy doing two books at moment.
Shem was one of the sons of Noah in the Hebrew Bible as well as in Islamic literature. He is popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some regard him as the second son.
Rafe / Raphael is an archangel of Judaism and Christianity, who in the Judeo-Christian tradition performs all manners of healing.
Hector, - In Greek mythology, Hector was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. Son to Priam.
Mestor - In Greek mythology, one of Priam's son.
Troy, -It is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War .
Theia, - In Greek mythology, Theia "goddess" or "divine" (sometimes written Thea or Thia), also called Euryphaessa "wide-shining," was a Titan. The name Theia alone means simply, "goddess
Also you may notice used term Nancy - Which really did not come into language until later in that century.