Chapter 714: Royal Vision
The gazebo was silent save for the quiet bubble of the springs beneath our feet and the gentle breeze winding through the marble pillars. The prince stared at my outstretched hand. Small streams of starlight glittered around my fingers.
"To know the future is a burden of itself," I said, "Hope has no place in the heart of one who sees what is to come."
Prince Benjamin took a deep breath and touched my palm with his fingers. A spark leaped from the contact, traveling through our bodies, making my tail curl.
Adaptive Resistance awoke, warming the depths of my soul. Starlight swirled around my arm, traveling toward him. Instead of fighting it, I let it flow unhindered. It came as natural as breathing, with none of the discomfort that had assaulted me before.
Benjamin gasped as the power of Fate enveloped him, thickening until we were both shrouded in a view of stars. It was warm and cozy, like cuddling up with Fable before a fire, or being held in Luke’s arms. From the prince’s expression, he felt the same way.
Something changed within my soul, nudging me to act. I obeyed, reaching out and grasping Benjamin’s soul with a few tendrils of mana. It shuddered in my grip, rejected my call.
"Relax," I whispered, curling my fingers against Benjamin’s. "Embrace the warmth. "
He took a shallow breath and nodded, and his soul softened. With a thought, I twine his soul in ribbons of fate, pulling him into my soul space. His eyes glazed over with stars.
My visions shifted, drawn halfway between the darkness of my soul space and the evening light of Enusia. It was like seeing them both at once, overlaying each other, yet both held perfect clarity. I could see Belisa watching her brother worriedly, as well as Benjamin’s soul form kneeling in the soul space. It felt a little like trespassing, but I focused on him as a vision began to form. It was such that, despite fate’s proclivity to share the future, I had to guide and sustain it.