The Pale Exile

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The Pale Exile

Vane. The word hung in the thin air of the rented room, a summons from the landlord who stood in the doorway, his face a mask of bureaucratic indifference. Elias did not look up. His hands moved in the mortar, the pestle grinding dried feverfew and willow bark into a fine, gray powder that coated his knuckles and stained the wood of the small table. The dust was heavy, settling into the creases...

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