Chapter 949 You're Wrong

• Skye
• Alex’s eyes me for a moment before he shrugs a shoulder, turning his attention back to the ceiling, where the stars continue to shine. “We find a lot down there, actually. Every new layer we drill opens up an entirely new world that often forces us to scrap what we thought we knew about time, ancient kingdoms, and animals…. Things like you and me. I’m looking for pieces of DNA specifically. LU is one of the only institutes with access to a sample of Queen Isla’s tears–her magic. It was sequenced and studied long before I came here, and since I’ve been in Lunaria, I’ve been looking for what, if anything, gave her that kind of magic. That power. We can’t find any traces of it in the falls where she supposedly emerged able to heal. Her powers weren’t embedded in her DNA, either. But, you likely already know that, seeing as you’re directly related to her.”
• “She was my father’s great-grandmother. It’s not like I ever knew her.” I feel suddenly uneasy under his direct attention. While it’s common knowledge that I’m related to the royal family, I’ve never been open about my direct line. I find it easier to keep it that way–fewer questions, less concern over my privileges here at Lunaria U.