The Wistful Show
The parchment was heavier than it looked, a slab of cured skin that smelled of iron and old blood. I held it against my chest, feeling the heat of it seep through my wool shirt, a brand that would not fade. I was Silas, forty-two years old, and I carried the law in my bones, but tonight the law was burning a hole in me. I needed to get this pardon to Kael before the dawn bell rang, or the boy...
0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views 0 Reviews