Does the queen experience this every time she enters this kind of quest?
The thought struck me like a bolt of lightning, and I couldn't shake it. It gnawed at the back of my mind, a relentless whisper that wouldn't let go. Aurelia, the so-called "chosen one," pulled into these quests again and again. Fighting the same demons. Protecting the same people. And if she fails—if she dies—does she relive it all? The pain, the terror, the exhaustion of fighting a war she never asked for?
I clenched my fists, feeling the weight of the question settle on my chest like a stone. If I failed this time, would we be sent back again? Would she experience this nightmare over and over until she gets it right? Would it take ten, maybe even hundreds of attempts? The thought made my stomach churn.
And worse, how much would she remember?
