The Faded Guest
"Drink," said the woman in the corner. Her voice was dry, like leaves scraping stone. Eleanor did not move. She sat on the cold flagstones. The tavern was empty, save for her and the figure by the hearth. Rain hammered the shutters. It was a dark, endless rain. Eleanor looked at the cup. It was clay, unglazed. Inside, the liquid was black. It smelled of iron. Of old blood. "I am not thirsty,"...
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