Ebon Pillar of Eternal Rite

Thalia Crimsonclaw…

There was something distinctly unusual about her.

She was fierce, unyielding, and had this intense way of facing down anything in her path. No hint of fear ever surfaced in her eyes, not even when she stood against the Sovereign herself.

In fact, Thalia had dared to declare that one day, she would claim the Sovereign's throne.

It took a lot of balls to say that… especially she was a girl....

Anyhow,

Aether's curiosity about Thalia had only grown. Maybe he liked that fierce, unbreakable personality, or maybe it was something else.

But there was something even stranger—whenever he interacted with Raven, Thalia's reactions mirrored Raven's in an odd, almost synchronized way, as if they were experiencing the same emotions....