The best way to honor them would be to take them with her toward whatever lay on the other side of that marvelous sunrise. - Roseanne A. Brown

Slaves deserve to be remembered just as much as queens.

If I asked you to catch me the moon with your bare hands, how would you do it?" she asked suddenly. Adil closed his eyes, and Karina could not stop staring at the way the gold light illuminated his dark skin. When the moon began to set, I'd wait with my hands beneath it until it sank right into them. And then I'd turn around and give it to you. He turned to his side and gave Karina a shy smile. But that's a stupid answer, isn't it?

First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.