The One
She lifts her glass, her voice ringing clear.
“Tonight,” she begins, “we celebrate not only the survival of our kingdom, but the rebirth of it. War has tested us. Loss has marked us. But we are still standing, stronger, brighter, and better than ever before.”
The crowd quiets as she turns to me.
“To my daughter, Maerilee,” she says, her voice wavering for only a second, “who bore the weight of this kingdom when even I could not, who faced darkness and chose to rise.”
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