The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The bone was in his hand. Always in his hand. It was not a real bone. It was carved from the white ash of the city’s oldest oak, fused into a shape that mimicked the radius and ulna. A tool. A weapon. A prayer. Silas held it tight. The knuckles were white. The skin was dry. He sat on the curb. The stone was cold. It bit through the wool of his trousers. He did not move. He did not breathe. He...

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