Ember Academy
"And a crown, made of fire, hanging over it. Like it was waiting for someone."
Dorian went very still.
"What?" Sera pressed. "You know what that means. I can see it on your face."
"I don't," he said, too quickly, and then, quieter, more honest, "I don't know exactly what it means. But I know the histories describe something like it. A vision only the Founder's true heir was ever supposed to be able to call."
"The Founder's heir." The words felt strange in Sera's mouth, too large for her, too heavy. "That's not, I'm not, I'm just a village girl who got lucky with a firebreak—"