Tiara's mind spun in an endless circles, like a vast ocean crashing violently against its own shore. Her Bloodline Grade had made her who she was; yes, her name was Tiara Terpes, but it was her Bloodline Grade that truly defined and shaped her existence as Tiara Terpes.
If she gave it up, she would immediately plummet from grace, falling from a height so great that the impact alone would shatter everything she had ever known. She would lose everything, people who had once tried to woo her with honeyed words and feigned affection, people who sent her valuable resources from time to time simply because they sought favor, people who shamelessly flattered and demeaned themselves before her because of her connection and her bloodline grade.
