The Distant Wound

added blog Literature

2026-08-22 18:04:58 -

The Distant Wound

The tower stood isolated on the cliff’s edge, a jagged tooth of grey stone biting into the low-hanging fog that perpetually shrouded the valley of Ashworth. Inside, Edward Ashworth, the Warden of the Northern Reach, moved with the mechanical precision of a man who had long ago mistaken routine for purpose. He was thirty years old, though the lines around his eyes suggested a decade of sleepless...

0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views 0 Reviews