The Faded River
The inkwell sat in Elias Thorne’s palm, heavy and cold, a small black sun holding its breath. He held it up to the sliver of grey light cutting through the dust-choked window of the Meridian Institute’s main library, watching the viscosity of the liquid, thick as oil. Around him, the vaulted ceiling rose into shadow, a cavern of decaying power where the air tasted of dry rot and old paper. He...
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