The Pale Echo
The iodine stain on the brass tray was the size of a coin and the color of dried blood. Arthur Vane scrubbed at it with a piece of burlap, counting the strokes in his head. One, two, three, four. The smell of sulfur was thick in the basement air, a sharp, yellow tang that coated the back of his throat and made his eyes water. Above him, the heavy footsteps of Master Silas Thorne thumped against...
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