Impossible memories that didn't belong to her, didn't belong to Kailani, didn't belong to the original Lin Shuyin.
Memories of something *else.*
Storms over celestial seas.
Crowns heavy with the weight of eternity.
Wars fought beneath tides that spanned dimensions.
Throne rooms carved from the hearts of dying stars.
Serpents and dragons bowing, pledging fealty, offering their very existence in service.
"I don't remember you," she whispered, her voice barely audible.
The girl smiled faintly, sad, understanding, infinitely patient.
"You were never meant to," she said gently. "Not yet. The memories are sealed, protected, hidden even from yourself. Your awakening has only just begun, my Queen. The seals will break slowly, carefully, so as not to overwhelm your mortal vessel."
She rose gracefully to her feet, moving with liquid grace.
