Though no crown touched their heads, the heavens had already crowned them. They were the first of such. This had never happened nor ever been recorded in the records left behind by their ancestors
Ian had been looking at this with his emotions mostly hidden, but his link with Shelby let her know his complicated state of mind.
His voice trembled, low, unsure: "What… what am I supposed to do now?"
It was just but a whisper, mostly to himself. This broke Shelby's heart. For she couldn't help but wonder how her brave and fearless man could react like that. However, the shock of it was indeed great. Though Ian's voice betrayed his state of mind, he was still as calm as could be as they watched the Faefolk's enthusiastic response to the sky phenomenon.