Meghan
"I'm here, Oracle. We came as fast as we could. Now, what is this offer you were speaking of at Elysium? What do you know about my child?"
"Your child, your son. Yes I know about him. Many futures I have glimpsed, and in all, he is a remarkable creature, born of Summer, Winter and Iron. His blood creates a new race, with all the courts glamour combined, a formidable being. A very powerful ally and enemy."
"Enemy?" I whisper.
"There's forces out there that will turn him away from you, Meghan Chase. He will rise in power, eventually banishing you and Ash to take the Iron throne. His aim would be to consume Nevernever into a wholly Iron Kingdom. Only another, one that has similar powers, would ever be able defeat your son at that stage. His younger sister, your daughter. She too is born of all three courts. Unlike her brother, she will be able to master all the glamours of Summer, Winter and Iron. Ultimately, she is more powerful than the prince. Perhaps more powerful than any faery that has ever existed. The princess will kill her brother in the end, she will take the crown. A lot have faery would have died during the prince's reign. Survival will hang in the balance, she will make decisions that could make or break the Nevernever." the oracle says dreamily. "But, I can help you avoid this fate."
"You can?"
"Bargain me the firstborn prince and this prophecy will cease to exist. Remove his string from the tapestry."
"No!" I shout, not thinking as a queen but as a mother. "I won't give you my firstborn. Fate can be changed, it can!"
"Think carefully, Iron Queen. Should your plan go wrong, thousands will pay for your selfishness. You are a queen. You must think for the greater good."
"I can't. I can't give up my son." I say breathlessly and I leave without a backward glance.