The Distant Whispers
The stone breathed. Not metaphorically. The cold limestone of the abbey’s undercroft expanded and contracted against Julian’s cheek. He lay still. His eyes were closed. He was dreaming of silence. A heavy, velvet silence that swallowed sound before it could reach him. He woke to the sound of scratching. It was small. Dry. Like a fingernail on wood. Or a claw on slate. Julian opened his eyes....
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