The Distant Blade
The rain did not fall. It hovered. Mara stood in the kitchen. The window was open. The air smelled of wet earth and iron. She held the cup. The steam curled. It looked like a ghost. Or a question. She was not supposed to be here. Not anymore. The house was quiet. Too quiet. The floorboards groaned under her weight. A low, tired sound. Like an old man shifting in his sleep. She had been living...
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