The Pale Exile

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The Pale Exile

The smell of boiled turnip and rendered fat hung heavy in the air of the cellar, a thick, cloying mist that clung to the wool of Elara’s shawl and settled in the creases of her knuckles, which were cracked and bleeding from the cold. She sat on a wooden stool that had seen better centuries, her back pressed against the damp stone wall, and watched the single tallow candle sputter in the draft....

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