CROWNED BY BLOOD
The beings were humanoid but clearly not from our world tall and elegant, covered in lustrous fur that shifted color with each movement, possessed of crystalline eyes that reflected depths beyond mortal comprehension, draped in robes that appeared to be woven from living starlight itself.
They said nothing, made no threatening gestures, but bowed deeply in unmistakable reverence toward my children.
Seraphina reached forward with the fearless curiosity that defined her, her small fingers extending toward beings from another dimension. "They're not here to hurt us," she said with calm certainty that should have been impossible at her age. "They're like us just from the other side of the mirror