“Have you heard of anyone being tethered since—to the crown or otherwise?” “Why are you asking, Finn?” Her face pales. “Surely you don’t believe— It’s impossible.” “I don’t know. I dismissed the possibility for weeks after she arrived, but I’ve felt it from that first moment I stepped close to her. It’s there—a connection that’s unlike anything else. And she draws from me. Has from the beginning. I blamed it on the crown before, but . . . that’s not it.” “But she still has the power of the crown, if not the crown itself. Perhaps it’s rooted in that—rooted in your destiny to carry that power
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