The Pale Mist
The mortar held three ounces of dried valerian root, two of wormwood, and a single, trembling drop of fox-ash. You count the seconds between your heartbeats, a rhythm that has grown erratic, like a clock winding down in a house where no one remains to wind it. The King’s sickness is a wasting, a slow theft of color from his cheeks and strength from his limbs, and you, Elara, are the one tasked...
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