The Wistful Asylum
The mud is black. It clings to your boots. It seeps into the soles of your shoes, cold and damp, a weight that pulls you down. You are standing at the gate of the keep. The stone is wet. The sky is gray. You are leaving. You carry the coat. It is heavy. Wool, thick and dark. It smells of smoke and old sweat. It is your wife’s coat. Margaret wore it when she died. You took it from the rack. You...
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