The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The harvest feast at the Miller’s barn smelled of roasted pork and wet wool, a thick, cloying scent that sat heavy in the throat. Elias Thorne stood by the door, his hands clasped behind his back, watching the steam rise from the cider barrel. He was forty years old, a geologist by trade and a pauper by circumstance, and the only thing on his mind was the ledger in his coat pocket. It listed...

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