i sat still as my mother brushed out my long yellow-blonde hair. a true sign of a Darken, she would always tell me.
"are you ready for next week dear?" she asked as she worked. "its a big day ahead of you."
"cant we do Alex's coronation first?" i asked her as i looked in the mirror.
"we can not." she smiled at me. "you know uncle Thorne has a few more matters to wrap up before he is ready to hand his throne down."
"im not ready to leave Luna island mom." i stood and turned to face her. "to have to go and become queen of Drakaria, how will i ever measure up to Uncle Alexander or to you, the Great Dragon?"
mother stood from her seat. "you do not have to measure up to anyone dear. you will be a wonderful queen in your own right."
"why do i have to take it now?" i walked to the balcony of mother room, looking out at the city across the grand bridge to the island palace. "why cant i wait till he passes like every other kingdom out there? why does the kingdoms under your rule have such strange rules?"
she leaned against the railing, taking a deep breath. "because, all of those lands are mine by birthright." she smiled at me. "but as the Great Dragon, i can never take them, so it was decided that until the time was right, those i placed on their thrones would step back and allow my children to take their rightful place."
"how do you know that the time is right for me?" i looked into her violet eyes.
"because, i know you." she brushed a strand of my hair from my face. "you are the brightest, most intelligent girl i know. you have always been ahead in all your studies and you have even helped me with some of my own paperwork. i know you can do this. and remember, you wont be in this alone, i will always be here to guild you when you need help."
"promise?" i asked.
"i swear on the Great Dragon, that i will always be here to look over you." she kissed my forehead. "remember dear, i can see the future after all."
"will father be back in time?" i asked as i sat on mothers bed.
"oh course he will." she smiled at me. "he wouldn't miss your coronation for the world, and neither would i."
looking back at that moment, i realized just how wrong she was. the Great Dragon of our united kingdoms was not as invincible as i had once thought.
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5: Darken Star
Fantasyher whole life Astraea Darken has been told that when she comes of age she will take over her uncle's throne of Drakaria and that her twin brother, Alexander would take the elven throne. but now that it is finally time to inherit the throne, on the...
