The Wistful Grid

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The Wistful Grid

The silver mortar sat in my hands, cold and heavy as a stone pulled from the riverbed, its surface polished to a mirror’s sheen that seemed to drink the candlelight. It was the Feast of St. Nicholas, and the air in the Royal Apothecary smelled of camphor, dried lavender, and the faint, metallic tang of fear that clung to the staff. I am Elias, forty-two years old, and I have served the Crown...

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