The Pale Bridge
Pilar Robles stood at the edge of the Pale Bridge, her left hand bleeding a thin, steady line onto the stone. It was the winter of 1342, and the wind off the plateau cut through her wool like a wire. She had come to repair the arch before the solstice, a task that required timber, nails, and the Guild’s signature. Without them, her pension evaporated. With them, the bridge might hold. The blood...
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