**you should see me in a crown—Billie Eilish**
The Queen opened the plain box to reveal a muted silver crown. Although it was more like an intricate tiara than it was an actual crown.
It exuded quiet elegance in a timeless way. Like a relic that could only be found in a museum where it stood alone, becoming for a worthy counterpart.
Ember had worn tiaras before to commemorate her standing as a princess of Thalor. Not so many times, but enough to know while on her hair, she barely felt the weight nor presence of it.
The Queen caressed it with a wishful expression. "My mother wore this, and then passed it to me on her deathbed. I have always thought that I would pass it to my daughter, and now, I can do just that."
