“My Queen…”
Silence.
The words echoed through the Heart Forge.
No one spoke.
No one moved.
Even the glowing crystal stopped trembling for a single heartbeat.
The woman in white robes stood frozen in the golden gateway.
The radiant hammer slipped from her fingers and struck the crystal floor.
CLANG!
The sound spread across every corner of the forge.
The woman slowly fell to one knee.
Then both knees.
Lowering her head.
“My Queen…”
Her voice shook with emotion.
The Child of Balance blinked in confusion.
She looked behind herself.
Then to Luna.
Then to Selena.
Finally, she pointed at her own chest.
“Me?”
The woman nodded.
“Yes.”
The little girl scratched her head.
“I think you have the wrong person.”
The woman’s silver eyes filled with tears.
“No.”
“You carry the sa
