e Woman Chose
y
ber like a death sentence while I watch every Elder who
ile trying to stand thereby k
row
rop
ten the most powerful peo
around, his sharp gray eyes
hat you j
Priest is waiting
nd continue, "He said the Mo
le
g in the fireplace sud
ian's expression shifted from his cold expression to that of con
rd the door, while the Elders hurried aft
I was left alone in
ll
se two female guar
ou be taken to the easter
lin
astern
no
ay there unt
nig
woman
ne gently
is
floors reflected the golden chandeliers hanging overhead. Portraits of pa
we
hor
nt
g this pa
that I had
they were doing to stare
s followed me
's the b
he's only
thin
She's carrying t
y she k
tence caught
ly sh
w w
rds stopped in front of a p
hed the
r ro
and my breath c
r than the tiny house my
m, fresh flowers filled crystal vases while a bed big enough f
s bea
beau
as preparation just like animals t
ted my thoughts
rying dresses, jewelry,
iled p
ere to pr
r w
Blessing
a long silver gown. It shim
red a
something th
u d
hy
ous glances until finall
the Alpha must receive the Moon Go
ach tig
y br
o.
allo
ot the
e answ
s answe
che settled
assian needed b
ey all
all dis
r
ing happen
seemed to noti
poke
ions no one is w
could barely re
ir had been braided with tiny white flowers with a deli
rs I could no longer reme
lizatio
d anything before and i
walked toward the tall window
d for miles I cou
ing g
rd
e to
moving through th
e had a
e belon
ept
the door drawing me b
urn
o older than eig
ar too big for her tiny frame.
really
hed qu
said that t
the room, holding
ame i
Lyr
kno
ted before
s talking
ure th
it he
he Moon Priest cam
row
M
dded e
dess has been silent f
il t
art s
er even met th
kno
aned c
y everyone
ld ask anoth
A
as a palace guard stood in t
y has been m
ha
insists it happ
hy
into my eyes. His face h
ause
llowed
Moon Goddess has a
left the room in
for him to laugh and admi
did
ed painfully a
e a mistake,"
d shook
ses to begin the cere
, Ivy. Her face had gone pale, and she
r seen this happen b
her
shed back in
em urged as she st
e council
eing lead through the e
mosphe
an
ed their heads respectfully others looked at me with open fear. Even
t made se
looked down on this morning, so why
at the highest point o
ple was built entirely from white marble. Moonlight ref
taircase, I heard chant
ent
ouldn't u
eveal more than a hundred p
rals stood in full armor and Priestesses
er stood Al
him, instead, he wore a ceremonial black robes embroidered witlooked less like a ma
ered. For a brief second, I see s
ios
one like it n
n old man with snow–white hair and golden
o.
e settl
Lyria A
my head re
es
led me
ched in silence until
s impos
xchanged ner
t?" Elder
est ign
ted his hand to
fingers hovered
lver light exp
lled the
staggered
o.
ice tr
annot
above the altar suddenly
n the temple i
le outside the temple
ter an
zens more j
iest fell t
proph
ly at Alpha Cass
as be
erupted i
prop
this p
only a
sed his voice
len
, everyon
owly
oon–Blessed Female for
e turned
standing be
eyes fill
onally marked by
ver ran do
rk
down at
looked d
derstand,"
st smile
u w
ed for m
p, a silver crescent shaped mar
asp
er seen tha
had anyo
stumbled
oon Ma
hispered
ually e
rned toward A
no longer
s expressi
do you
ct is no longer an
oice echoed thr
n born from
pau
he future of ever
fell deat
my knee
ldr
tu
happeni
one could
oar shook the
nd rushed inside. The massive temple doors slammed open on t
her carry the
apped toward
ded by black mist. He slowly raised
if she
e turned
become the en
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