Queen Navina's brother walked around the room, hands folded tightly across his chest. He was pacing about, taking in the information that his sister had just told him. "You know that this is a big problem." He started. "If the elders find out about this, things are going to head south." The room fell into another deep silence, the severity of the information clouding what would have been a joyful meet. "You know," the queen said slowly. "Now that I think of it, I do believe that the leaders knew of my incident." Her brother turned to face her. "What makes you say that?" "Think about it. They were the ones who trained the chosen and taught her how to control her powers. Wouldn't they also know how to tell when a person is being controlled by her? After being with her for such a long

