Alexandrine touched the prayer beads gingerly. With a thought, the star core in her heart glowed with a blinding radiance resembling the sun. The beautiful thirty two point green star shone and pulsed, before traces of energy flowed through her arm and into the black and white beads.
Her vision blurred, and a feeling of intense nausea overtook her entire being. In the blink of an eye, Alexandrine found herself being drained, and then felt soft fabric covering her body.
She blinked her bright green eyes, slightly confused and disoriented by her new surroundings.
The black, starless void had transformed, becoming a large bedroom that felt all too familiar. The bedframe was built from sturdy, luxury woods that would last for centuries, and the fabric which enveloped the princess's body was soft and silky to the touch.
