The Wistful Show
The snow was not white. It was the color of old bone, churned by the wind into a slurry that stung the eyes and froze in the beard. I stood at the edge of the Kestrel Pass, my breath coming in sharp, white bursts, and watched the raiding party crest the ridge. There were twelve of them, hunched against the gale, their weapons dull and heavy with frost. Behind me, the iron gate of the outpost...
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