---The Crown and the CradleThe palace square overflowed with life.From every corner of the realms they came—humans in royal blues and silvers, witches draped in living vines, angels with shimmering wings folded reverently, and dragons in their human forms, tall and flame-eyed, standing shoulder to shoulder with mortals.The marble square was dusted with petals from a thousand lands, and above them, floating lanterns glowed like low-hanging stars.Elianna stood at the highest platform, the wind lifting her silken robe, her hand resting atop her belly, now full and round with life. Her face shone with power, but also with peace.Beside her stood Drakonios—not the fearsome warlord of legend, but the man reborn. Still cloaked in his dragon’s majesty, but softened at the edges, his golden armor open at the throat, his hand gently cradling hers.When the hush fell, Elianna stepped forward.“My people,” she called, her voice steady and warm, “my family of every blood and every land. You’v
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