Wings of Starlight

The primary conflict in Wings of Starlight stems from the tension between personal desires and communal responsibilities: The romance between Clarion and Milori clashes with her duties as a soon-to-be queen.

From the beginning, Clarion is deeply conscious of the duty that comes with her position, even if she doesn’t fully understand it yet. Her destiny has predefined her life as a governing-talent fairy, marked by the responsibility to protect Pixie Hollow. Elvina, the current queen and her mentor, warns her from the outset that emotional attachments may compromise her ability to lead. Clarion internalizes this advice, struggling between her yearning for connection and her belief that a queen must remain distant. This initial conflict sets the tone for the rest of the novel, and Clarion repeatedly tests the boundaries between intimacy and duty. Early interactions between her and the other fairies, from the animal-talent fairy she meets in the Sunflower Meadow to Petra, establish her distance from her title and her longing for freedom and personal connection. However, because they, too, keep their distance, she has few opportunities to test the issue.

The status quo changes with the introduction of Milori.