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whatever was inside her had been set free, and she had been transformed—changed. But into what and to what end, she wasn’t quite sure.
Her eyes looked… strange in the river’s reflection. Too bright—almost silver.
“Wait! I recognize you. Now that you’ve managed to burn through the rest of that desecration spell… Shards, I thought you looked familiar. Those eyes—those gray eyes.” He paused to laugh good-naturedly. “My my, look at how much you’ve grown, Corinna! I must say, you look just like your mother now. It’s a little uncanny.”
“Don’t be afraid,” she said soothingly, her hands moving to cup Taly’s face. “My baby. My darling girl. How I’ve longed to see you again.”
“I never would’ve guessed that the two of you would’ve already… How unexpected."
“No!” she screamed desperately. “Mom! Please, not again!”
Because now, no matter what, she would always know, would never again forget, that her mother had loved her—and that her name had been Breena.
“My, my,” the woman mused, “look at how young you are. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you this young. Shards…” The woman almost looked sad as she demurely clasped her hands in front of her. “You don’t know me, do you?”
“Yes. That’s right, dear. I’m the Time Queen. And you… well, I’ve been waiting a very, very long time to meet you.”

