The Lunar Queen had stepped out onto the balcony, and the crowd stared up at her with dazzled faces, signs held in limp fingers. Cinder shrank back from the gates, frightened-but that fear was short lived. She wanted her. She needed her. This woman was perfect, this woman was meant to be queen...Cinder's retina display flashed a warning at her. She tried to blink it away, to stare at the queen more. The orange light flashed in the corner of her vision. It took her a moment to realize...Lies. She squeezed her eyes shut. When she looked up again, she saw the queen for what she was-haughty, controlling, cruel. She was brainwashing them. She had brainwashed her. She stumbled back, eyes wide.
"H-Hf-"
The queen's gaze jerked towards them, focusing on Cinder. A flash of surprise passed over her face. Then anger, hatred. Cinder flinched, wanting to run, but her legs had melted underneath her. Her retina display was drawing confused lines over her vision, she couldn't stand to keep looking at the queen's glamour. The queen's glare darkened until Cinder was sure she'd burst into tears despite her lack of tearducts. But then the queen stormed off, gaze angry as she strode back into the palace. Cinder had expected the crowd to resume their chanting, but they just walked off, like sleepwalkers. Cinder was trembling, legs aching. It seemed like she was the only one who had resisted the queen's powers-except she hadn't at first...she wasn't immune to the glamour. Not the way she was supposed to be. And worse still, the queen had seen her. She had known.
aight time for a lil' perspective shift.
Torin turned to Kai as the protesters ceased, face a look of surprise that mirrored his own. It had been far too easy for the queen to control his citizens. Levana flew back into the parlor, hands bold into fists. She glared at Kai and he felt his heartrate spike.
"It would appear that you are in violation of the Interplanetary Agreement of 54 T.E., article 17."
