away. “Once, in a time long lost, there was a star among us who idolised the Fae. Clydinius of the Seventh House.” I frowned, recognising that as the name of the fallen star the first Phoenix queen had spoken with, the one who had gifted her the Imperial Star. “He watched them rise, he watched them fall, he saw their love, their wrath, heard their laughter and their mourning cries. But with each passing century, this star grew tired of it all. And a forbidden desire grew within him, a terrible desire not meant for stars.” “What was it?” I breathed, every resounding word spoken creating a pulse
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