The Distant Cartograph

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The ink is wet, Elias. Thomas spoke without looking up, his quill scratching a rhythmic, dry beat against the parchment. The outpost smelled of damp wool and the sharp, metallic tang of the new ink, a scent that clung to the back of Elias’s throat. Outside, the wind in the northern marshes did not howl so much as it rasped, a dry sound like paper being torn. Elias sat at the heavy oak table,...

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