Chapter 222

• [Ona]
• The kingdom is dark. The shield blocking us from the solar rays of our sun is in place, casting our entire nation into forced night. Up here, both night and day are an illusion, time not having the same meaning when you can see your sun out every window. I have too much on my mind to sleep, and so, like most nights, I am alone in the control room looking for my daughter, Ursa.
• One of my new baby girls also has a hard time sleeping every night. While little Bellatrix and Caelum easily nestle next to their father and are sound asleep within moments, my little Vela blinks up at me, waiting for me to help her perch on my shoulder. Preferring to sleep during the day curled up next to my chest, at night she roams the halls with me, and we patrol the skywalks side by side. She’s a very watchful child, her eyes always wide and swirling with blue fire. Nothing misses her careful gaze. And she's still such a youngling. What a marvel of a drakaina she will become someday.