The Faded Root
The wind did not howl. It screamed. It tore at the shutters of the old estate, a sound like dry leaves being crushed under a heavy boot. I held the root. It was not a vegetable from the market. It was a twist of pale, fibrous wood, pulled from the soil of the garden where the blackthorn had died. It pulsed in my hand. It beat against my palm. Thump. Thump. Like a second heart. I am young. I am...
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