The Pale Bonsai
The sword is wet. It is not with rain, nor with blood, but with a cold, viscous sap that smells of crushed pine needles and old earth. You hold it in both hands, the knuckles white against the hilt, and you do not know why you are fighting. The air in the room is thick, heavy with the dust of centuries and the scent of lavender water that no longer cleanses anything. You are in a tower, or what...
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