I am not a queen because I rule. I rule because I am THE QUEEN.
Birthed in my heart. Alive in my veins…
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Zorgan brushed aside her words, for the fire of needing to understand her actions roared louder.
In the days she was out, he had questioned everyone, pressed for answers, but all they offered was the same: she came back from the Main Palace radiant…but soon after, there were shouts, breaking things, and then silence.
Moments later when her door opened, she walked out with fire in her eyes- and the forest in her sights.
His thoughts had lingered in the halls of the Main Palace, wondering what darkness might have touched her there.
Yet her chambermaids insisted she had been her usual self and even appreciated the soldiers who had brought her back.
He remained, drawn to her side like a tide to the shore. He had seen her in agony, watched her toss in pain, rise for a fleeting breath of wakefulness, and then sink once more into the dark.