It takes a lot for them to create a new Maiden, and usually the ascension is a collaboration. The Queen becomes the Crone, the old Crone donates their energy towards making a new Maiden. Yet, because the Queen died, there was no ascension to Crone, so the old Crone is still here.
Ascending to Queen in the first place would have taken a lot of power, so without the Crone's help, it is possible she doesn't have the expendable strength to do it, yet.
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It takes a lot for them to create a new Maiden, and usually the ascension is a collaboration. The Queen becomes the Crone, the old Crone donates their energy towards making a new Maiden. Yet, because the Queen died, there was no ascension to Crone, so the old Crone is still here.
Ascending to Queen in the first place would have taken a lot of power, so without the Crone's help, it is possible she doesn't have the expendable strength to do it, yet.