Following Justin Rhodes's suggestion, both Aurora Blaine and Autumn Blaine were tested. Aurora finished reading her own line, then moved on to Autumn's.
The same.
Their mother has already died; how could she possibly have anything to do with the Queen.
They didn't know why the Queen wanted to do this, and they'd prepared themselves mentally beforehand, yet seeing this report still brought a sense of disappointment.
Autumn stood beside Aurora and saw the result displayed on it as well.
To say she wasn't disappointed would be a lie.
From the beginning, this had been something absurd, but they still chose to carry that absurdity through to the end.
The sliver of hope that had risen was crushed by reality.
Autumn reached out and patted Aurora's shoulder, a silent comfort.
