The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

Act I "Property Assessment: 109 Candlewick Row. Status: Seized for Non-Payment. Date: 14 March." The paper was damp, the ink bleeding into the fiber like a bruise forming under skin. I sat in the scriptorium, the air heavy with old dust and the metallic tang of fear. My hands were stained black, the pigment of the Codex of Silence seeping into my cuticles, mirroring the rot in my brother’s...

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