The Faded River
The High Inquisitor stood in the shadow of the throne, his velvet robes pooling around his feet like spilled wine. He did not look at me. He looked at my sister. "Read," he said. His voice was dry. It was the voice of a man who had forgotten the weight of words, who saw them only as tools to be broken or bent. I held the scroll in my hands. My fingers were trembling. The parchment was cold,...
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