The Distant Wound
The bell rang before the sun was fully awake. It did not chime; it screamed. A jagged, iron shriek that tore through the morning mist and settled in my teeth. I was awake. I was always awake. The dormitory smelled of damp wool and old sweat. I pulled my tunic tighter against the chill. My hands were shaking. Not from the cold. From the hunger. A deep, hollow ache that had nothing to do with...
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