“We consulted with the stars and the shadows alike,” he breathed. “And one answer came to us. The single path, the only hope.” “Which was?” I pushed. “The Vega Twins. If they could be saved and the Imperial Star could be returned to them, there was a chance that they might succeed against the monster who sought to take their throne,” he whispered. “But the price was high,” he half choked out. “The King and Queen would fall, and the last of the Zodiac Guild had to give their lives for a new prophesy to arise.”
