Chapter 405

• Life was made up of choices, and we couldn't transfer responsibility for our own decisions to others. Taking ownership of our choices and their consequences was a matter of personal responsibility and maturity. Chandra had cowardly tried to escape her own responsibility by blaming Éldrim for her family's failure. Only if she admitted and accepted this truth would she have the power to change her tragic trajectory and build a better future. This set her apart from her granddaughter. Willow, wisely, had realized this, learned from her mistakes, and evolved, becoming a queen worthy of her position.
• "Very well, you understand!" Lohan said proudly. "But unfortunately, what Chandra desires is not something we can offer."
• If Chandra wanted only one of the great original powers, she would have yielded to me, as I had the power of light. If it were to save the witches of Aradia, she would have supported the plan to bring back the ancestral seed. What she really wanted was the continuity of her lineage.