Birds didn't sing, nor did the sun shine. The storm outside was still raging when Saanvi awoke from her sleep, but she felt like she had been reborn as the world was bursting with lights and colors that she had never seen nor experienced before.
"This is the power of a cultivator," said the strong, deep female voice in her mind.
"Who are you?" Saanvi said, suddenly alert and alarmed as she looked around the room.
"I'm within you, a part of you. You possess the richest of my bloodline as your mother before you and her mother before her did. While there have been many others who have come into this family, the bloodline coming from this great one has always dominated the lower blood we have been exposed to. This is why the eldest born is always a female first, as anything else wouldn't be allowed."
