The Wistful Mountain
The soup was thick. It smelled of damp earth and old iron. Margaret sat in the corner of the stone cell, her knees drawn to her chest. The broth was warm against her lips. It tasted like forgiveness. Or perhaps it tasted like ash. It was hard to tell anymore. The air in the cellar was still. It pressed against her skin like a heavy wool blanket. She had been here for three days. Or perhaps...
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