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Their home had come from the ashes. Aniya knew that. The conqueror knew that. It was why he mocked them, calling Queen Theodosia the Ash Princess, calling her Thora.
Her mother had always told these stories to her. Her mother had loved the stories of the Guardians and their Queen. Before.
Aniya had dreamed of it, becoming a Guardian, someone powerful. Someone to take back Astrea. Bring their home back from the ashes the Kalavoxians had made of it.
She dreamed of it. She always did. Having that power. Having a Gem.
Telling them to leave, and making them listen.