Epilogue

While the new queen slept soundlessly, there was darkness that stirred deep in the palace. It was unknown and hidden, previously locked away. It now needed a new host, its old one gone. The new queen would do quite nicely. Little did the queen know, that when she woke, there would be greater, more dangerous things that awaited her. Perhaps if she stayed asleep, she would be safer. But when the sun rises, so does the queen.