The reflection in her green eyes told me a matching crown of red had appeared for me too. We gaped at one another as the truth of our ascension fell over us, our parents’ presence seeming closer than ever before as though they had been the ones to crown us. A thundering pulse grew against my chest and Darcy looked to my throat suddenly, her hand reaching out to touch the Imperial Star which had begun to glow with untold power. “We can use it,” I breathed, my eyes widening with the things that impossible power could offer us.
