The Faded Paradox
The knife is in my hand. The blade is wet. I am not the butcher. I am the apothecary. The boy lies on the slab. He is still warm. The blood has not yet cooled. It is a thick, dark syrup. It smells of iron and old earth. I wipe the steel on my apron. My hands tremble. They always do. The cell is small. The stone is cold. The air is thick with the scent of rot and lavender. I crush the lavender....
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