" You are wondering where your power comes from, Julian ", she finally resumed, breaking the silence. " The truth is that you are not only the heir of the Frostvine. "
" My true name is Merope ", she continued.
" Merope? "
" I am the youngest of the seven Pleiades, the daughters of Taurus, the King of Spirits. Which makes you a being half-human, half-spirit. "
Julian widened his eyes.
From what he knew, the Pleiades were, in the Academy's documents, millennial legends linked to the world-tree Yggdrasil.
" A Pleiad ? You… " he stammered.
" Yes ", replied Irene, in a tone devoid of any hesitation. Her eyes shone with a supernatural clarity.
" I committed the ultimate taboo by escaping from the Other World to live freedom in the world of mortals. I was cursed by my father for that, thus losing my memories. "
