The Wistful Mountain
The raven was already half-ash before Elias closed his fingers around its throat. The feathers, black as a bruise, crumbled into grey powder that slipped through the gaps in his skin, settling in the creases of his knuckles, tasting of iron and old smoke. It was the year 1342, and the light in the cellar was the color of weak tea, filtering through the single grate in the wall. Elias held the...
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