I want to have the heart and mind of a queen,” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But I’m only pretending. I can’t find the feeling of it inside me.”<br /><br />Fire considered her quietly. <i>You want me to look for it inside you.</i><br /><br />“I just want to know,” Bitterblue said. “If it’s there, it would be a great comfort for me to know.”<br /><br />Fire said, <i>I can tell you already that it’s there.</i><br /><br />“Really?” Bitterblue whispered.<br /><br /><i>Queen Bitterblue</i>, Fire said, <i>shall I share with you the feeling of your own strength?</i>