Hearing that last piece of information, some things clicked in her head, but then only more questions arose.
The reason she thought she recognized the girl earlier on was because she'd seen portraits of the Empire's founder before. They were all depictions from over a thousand years ago but, although plenty of her traits have changed, the base was still the same.
Those old portraits showed a woman who appeared far more human. Her ears were slightly pointed, but not extreme. Her skin had a pink tinge, but it was closer to a blush than the vibrant pink Dahlia had just seen. And the eyes, while still being a deep azure with specks of gold, had regular human pupils back then instead of the alien-like eyes from earlier.
Also… it was over a thousand years ago! That frail and tiny looking teenage girl was that ancient?!
Seeing some of the confusion on her daughter's face, Sabrina sighed and filled her in.
