The Wistful Silence
The carriage wheels bit into the mud. They sang a low, grinding note. Rain fell. It was the kind of rain that does not stop. It simply waits for the world to end. Eleanor rode alone. She was the King’s physician. She was old. Her hair was white as the bone of a bird. Her face was a map of lines. Each line was a day survived. She carried a chest. It was small. It was made of oak. It was locked....
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