The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The kettle screams. It has been screaming for three days. You do not hear it. You are too busy grinding the roots. The mortar is stone, old as the hills outside the window, and your wrist aches with a dull, rhythmic throb. You are Margaret. You are the Keeper of the Hearth. In the High Spire, there is no fire. There is only the Ash. The Ash is gray. It is fine as talcum powder. It tastes of...

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