The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The wind outside the high, narrow windows of the Abbey did not howl; it whispered, a constant, dry friction against the stone like the turning of ancient pages. Inside, the air was still and tasted of dust and dried lavender, the scent of preservation that clings to places where time has been deliberately, aggressively paused. I sat at the head of the long oak table, the wood worn smooth by the...

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