“I didn’t know at the time that it was bringing us a new queen. I’d never seen a shooting star before; they fall so quickly. But I caught the exact moment it soared across the sky. I remember feeling so…” He trailed off, his voice softening. A bittersweet smile stole across his face. “I had not felt hope in a long time, but I felt it on that night. I even made a wish.” A wish? One was not supposed to share their wishes, she knew.
