The Golden Visit
The wind does not knock. It seeps. You sit in the high chair. The wood is cold. It bites into your spine, a sharp, familiar ache. Below, the courtyard is empty save for the shadow of the oak. The oak has no leaves now. It is November. The air smells of wet stone and rotting straw. You are the Keeper of the Green. That is what they call you. It is a title that tastes like ash in the mouth. "Is...
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