Should the story focus more on the between the scavenger and the navigator?

On the night of the Great Alignment, when the three moons locked into a perfect ivory row, a star didn’t just fall—it hunted.

As Queen Althea’s forces breached the forge, Elara didn't reach for a sword. She reached for the gravity in her blood. She didn't just take the throne; she brought the heavens down to meet the dust. If you'd like to develop this further, let me know:

Ancient prophecy claimed that when the stars chose a commoner, the "False Crowns" on the floating isles would wither.

Should the ending be a or a cliffhanger for a sequel?

Inside the Star-Forge, Elara faced a choice. She could return the light to the sky and save herself, or she could become the "One True Queen" and tether the floating islands to the earth, ending the divide forever.

Elara was a scavenger in the Shadow Valleys, a girl who spent her days diving into frozen craters to find fallen starlight—the blue, pulsing ore that powered the nobility’s floating palaces. She wasn’t looking for a crown; she was looking for enough ore to buy her brother’s medicine.

The sky over the Kingdom of Aethelgard did not hold clouds; it held shards of the Old Gods. For centuries, the "Star-Gilded" lived in the floating citadels, while the "Dust-Born" toiled in the shadow of the peaks.