Three weeks after accepting the crown of guardianship, Selena began to notice something unprecedented happening with her flames. It started small—places she had walked days or weeks before were experiencing explosive growth far beyond what she had sparked intentionally. The wastelands where she had prepared ash for seeding were now thriving with life that seemed impossible given the timeframe.
Through the eternal flame, she could feel it spreading—not through her conscious effort, but through some mechanism she didn't fully understand. Every flower that grew from her spark was seeding more growth. Every tree that pushed up through transformed ash was spreading roots that made the soil around it fertile. Every blade of grass was somehow carrying her flame's essence forward, propagating transformation without requiring her direct presence.
