Chapter 288

• "I thought the powers of the High Lord were typically passed down through the men in the family—is that not true?" I asked Graziana and Noemi, my curiosity getting the better of me. "You two seem so sure that only Noemi or Isotta are contenders, but what about Graziana or Leonardo?"
• “Becoming High Lady isn’t my destiny, that much I know,” Graziana replied with a sigh, the corners of her blush-colored lips turning downward.
• “The power may favor males,” Noemi said, her sapphire eyes flicking to Leonardo, “but I’ve seen every possibility, and in each one, it’s either Isotta or me who becomes High Lady. In some visions, you stood by her side. In others, you even tried to kill her—but only in one were you successful. You died, but valiantly.”