The Distant Garden
The dream smelled of rot and honey. Elias woke with the taste of copper in his mouth. It was not blood. It was old wine, dried in the throat of a stone. He sat up. The straw bit into his back. Outside the window, the rain hammered the slate like a thousand small fists. He was in the cellar of the inn. The air was thick. It tasted of damp wool and fear. "You are awake," said a voice. It was old...
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