The Wistful Crossroads

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The feast was a wound. Candles burned low. Wax pooled like blood. We ate. We drank. The hall was warm. The air smelled of roast goose and stale ale. I sat at the end of the table. My hands were bare. My nails were black. Marta laughed. Her voice was a bell. It rang in the silence. She looked at me. Her eyes were sharp. They were kind. "You look tired, Elara," she said. "I am fine," I said. I...

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