The Distant Summer
The honey was thick in the jar, dark as dried blood, and it smelled of the rotting orchards beyond the wall. I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands still shaking from the cold, and watched the liquid settle. It had been three days since the fever broke, but the heat remained in my bones, a low, persistent hum that no amount of water could quench. Outside, the rain hammered against the slate...
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