I dig the concept of a part of oneself that wakes up to bug us into traveling in the right direction....and that it needs to be put to death again when the services are no longer needed.
The mystery of what Charlie is and represents is interesting. It's also possible that without the crow, Rey will lapse into his old boring self again. Charlie could be a demon of some sort! I prefer the idea that the unsettled feeling you get when you need to get something squared away needs to be controlled, or it will make you a nervous wreck.
Wonderful, intriguing story, Mooncat
