Moments later, on the other side of the Palace, panic shook the quiet murmurs of the Royal wingβs staff.
"Did you hear? Princess Rue advanced a Rank today. I heard that the Emissary has a technique that will help her break through again within a month, and then she will be ahead of nearly all the other children at her age." One of the cleaning staff whispered to the woman working next to her.
"He gave her Void Magic as well. I heard that he might be grooming her as a future Concubine to the next King." The other woman, a young Sand Dragon, replied.
"Do you really think so?"
"I heard that the Crown Prince and the Librarian are both in the suite with her and the Emissary for a training session. What else could she be training for?"
Both women fell silent as soft footsteps came around the corner, and a procession of Royal Guards approached. ππ»πππππ«π£π€πππ΅.ππ€π’
"Your Majesty." They whispered, bowing as the Queen and her escorts passed.
The Queen scowled at the two gossips, but held her rage in until she was in her suite.
"Did you hear that? Already the rumours are started. One measly breakthrough, and already the staff are talking about her like sheβs a legitimate Royal. Someone get me the Seer, I need a new reading." She demanded.
Her guards, having anticipated this demand, rushed out, and escorted the waiting Seer in.
The woman was a white dragon, stooped with age, and blinded by the curse of her class. Seers could foretell the future and read the past, but never see the present. Their eyes were permanently fogged.
"Your Majesty. What would you like for me to find you today?" The Seer asked politely, facing an empty wall.
"I wish for you to tell me the future of the Princess named Rue." The Queen replied irritably.
The seer smiled gently as she bowed, and then turned to face the Queenβs voice.
"Of course. Now that the curse is lifted, her future will have changed. Every decision made ripples through time, changing outcomes." She began.
Then, she paused as she was lost in a vision.
The Princess stood transformed, a Void Dragon coming into her own as a young adult. Beside her stood a massive Shadow Dragon, wearing the crown of a King, as he placed an onyx studded crown upon her head.
For a moment, the Seer was about to deactivate her skill and tell the Queen what she had seen, but something at the edge of her perception caught her attention.
The city outside the palace was celebrating, chanting her name. But that was of little consequence. Such events happened even for birthdays.
No, what had caught her attention wasnβt the crowd, it was a lone woman, glaring up at the Palace, wearing a stained dress that spoke of faded glory.
The Queen herself stood deposed, wearing rags pieced together from old Royal castoffs, her power level crippled, despite being a mighty adult Shadow Dragon.

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