The Pale Bonsai

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The Pale Bonsai

Elara, the High Inquisitor’s voice cut through the damp air of the basement, sharp as a blade drawn from its sheath. I did not look up. My quill was moving, scratching against the parchment with a rhythm that felt less like writing and more like bleeding. The ink was black, but it smelled of wet earth and old bone. I was thirty-two years old, a court scribe of modest rank, and I was dying to...

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