"Then we have a bigger problem," Damian said honestly. "Because it means the system itself is broken. But I don't think that's going to happen. Not with the evidence you have. Not with the legal foundation Raphael's built. Not with how clearly the fabrication will be demonstrated."
Damon and Silas joined them on the balcony, and for a long moment, all four of them just stood there, looking out over the Court, feeling the weight of what tomorrow would bring.
"I was thinking," Silas said quietly, "about something you said weeks ago. About how you never wanted to just be Queen, you wanted to be worthy of being Queen. To earn it through action, not just bloodline."
Eve turned to look at him. "What about it?"
"Tomorrow you prove you're worthy," Silas said. "Not through power or claiming the throne, but through integrity. Through uncovering a conspiracy against you and choosing to expose it through legal and honest means rather than just crushing whoever's behind it."
