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one.
you are terrible and beautiful, a creature of the black; your hands are crimson.
two.
you are a queen, and jewels are tangled in your hair like the words that tumble in your mouth.
three.
you are nothing, a solid wall of skin with emptiness within - but that is how we all are. do not be afraid of yourself.
four.
they will try to tear you down with swords made from insults (but remember that they cannot kill what they cannot see)
five.
You will wake, shivering, in the middle of the night, and are afraid of the dark. Remember that you are darker than it and it should fear you.
six.
accusations will be hurled at you like spears; cut away the falsehoods to see the truth about yourself.
seven.
let people in. do not shut yourself out of the world.
eight
but do not trust overmuch, do not let them see the depths of your soul. you are a queen, remember, and you cannot have faith in those that would take your crown.
nine.
you can do this. you are the daughter of hell, born amidst flame and soot; you were born to burn down the world.