The Wistful Crossroads
The mud at the gate of Oakhaven was not merely wet; it was a living thing, a thick, sucking clay that pulled at the soles of your boots with the tenacity of a widow holding onto a hem. You stood there, the silver brooch in your hand warm and wet, its surface weeping a rust-colored fluid that stained your knuckles brown, and you waited for the steward to open the heavy oak door. You had come to...
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