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The crown was not forged of gold or silver.
It was bone, braided with ancient moonvine and polished obsidian. Resting atop Zelayah's dark curls, it glowed faintly with the pulse of power-an artifact awakened after centuries of silence. No throne waited for her. No castle. Just the stone circle of the elders, packed earth underfoot, and the full mo