HER DAUGHTER'S REJECTED MATE
Thousands lined the ridge outside the Ember Spire, drawn not by summons but by instinct—by the whisper of something ending and something else beginning.
Ceres stood before the open balcony, high above them all, clad not in armor nor the embroidered flame-robes of the monarchs before her, but in simple white linen. Her hair was unbound. Her feet were bare. A subtle smear of ash streaked one cheek like a blessing or a scar.
Beside her stood Xavier, in equal simplicity. No sword. No sigils. Just truth in the tilt of his shoulders and memory in his silent, steady eyes.
Behind them, in the inner chamber, the Flameguard and High Council stood in solemn formation. A polished obsidian crown rested o
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