The gentle chime of the wind-crystals faded behind them as Astralene stood and gave Damon one last lingering look.
"I'll be going now," she said, slipping her fingers through a constellation-shaped brooch on her waist. With a soft flash, the Book of Destiny appeared once more in her hand. "If I'm to be of use to you, I must reclaim the power I had before I was sealed. I've slumbered too long. The stars within me must burn once again."
Damon nodded, "You'll find it again. I'm sure of it."
Her eyes twinkled, and for a moment, that confident smirk returned to her lips, "Of course I will. I'm not the kind of woman who lets fate outpace me."
And with that, she turned and walked away, light trailing behind her form like a comet's tail, leaving Damon alone beneath the terrace.
