Queen Amelia DeSpell sat upon the throne and before her stood her grandchildren; Prince Poe and Princess Magica.
Amelia was ready to abdicate the throne and the time had finally come; the twins were finally of age, Magica was now ready to become the next Queen.
The DeSpell monarchy had always been matrilineal, meaning the crown must be passed to the next princess of appropriate age and it was the eve of the twins eighteenth birthday.
Amelia had ruled her Kingdom of witches, warlocks, sorcerers and wizards with an iron fist and was truly the most feared and powerful Queen in the DeSpell lineage to date and she had seen to it that her granddaughter had been raised to follow in her footsteps; to which she had shown great promise in her magical ability, she would one day surpass all other DeSpells in power as she already had in beauty.
Amelia had been quite stunning in her youth but her granddaughter had surpassed her in that quality from the start with her shapely figure, her long, silky, night-like hair and eyes like onyx. A queen as beautiful and powerful as Magica would undoubtedly be the greatest the kingdom had ever known.
All this however, was not say that Poe was any lesser than his twin, with matching hair and eyes and a strong but lean figure he was just as attractive as his sister but also equally as powerful in magical talents. He would remain at his sister's side as advisor and protector, as second in command and enforcer.
"I am proud of you children but now that you both are at the eve of your eighteenth birthday it is time for Magica to take the throne." Amelia said, smiling at the youths before her.
"We are ready, Grandmother; Magica will be a fine Queen I will always remain her loyal advisor. " Poe said, bowing respectfully, hoping his loyalty was made clear, knowing others had whispered that he and Magica were just a civil war waiting to happen. No matter what happened he would always be by his sister's side and nothing would ever change that.
Still, Magica's mind was not eased by her brother's promises of loyalty and support. She would have preferred not to have to take on all the responsibility that came with being Queen.
But it wasn't her choice.
Preparations were made for the coronation ceremony immediately and less than a week later Magica DeSpell was crowned queen of the realm.