The Faded Chronicle
Thorne. The name hung in the air, cold and sharp, spoken by the clerk at the Ministry door. I turned. My hands were heavy, not with age, but with the weight of the small clay pot tucked inside my coat. Inside, the orchid waited. It was a strange thing, this flower. It did not like the light. It bloomed only in the dark, feeding on the heat of my skin, on the breath I gave it. Clara had loved...
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