The Wistful Atlas

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The Wistful Atlas

1423, 14th of October. The mortar is cold in my hand. It is stone, worn smooth by forty years of grinding, but today it feels like ice. I am Elias. I am the King’s apothecary. I am forty-two, and my hands shake so violently that I cannot hold the pestle steady. The vial before me is small, glass, filled with a liquid the color of old honey. It is the Elixir of Stasis. It is the only thing left...

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