The Distant Threshold
The bone was in her pocket. It was cold. It was sharp. Elara pressed her thumb against the bruise on her forearm. She was twelve. She stood in the center of the stone hall. The floor was wet. The air smelled of rust and old blood. "State your name," the Warden said. He sat on a high chair. He wore a mask of white leather. His voice was flat. It was dead. "Elara," she said. "State your crime."...
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