The question remained between us, heavier than I expected it to be.What will you do with the power I gave you?I looked at the Crown resting in the center of the ancient chamber. Its silver surface reflected the faint light surrounding us, beautiful enough to make it easy to forget everything that had happened because of it.For years, I had believed that power was something I simply needed to learn how to carry. I thought that if I became strong enough, careful enough, and wise enough, I could use it without becoming like the people who had abused it before me.But standing before the woman who had created the Crown, I finally understood that knowing how to use power was not the same as knowing when to let it go.“I don’t want it,” I said.The First Moon Queen watched me without speaking.I took a slow breath before continuing.“I don’t want power that requires other people to surrender their freedom so that I
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