The Pale Path

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The Pale Path

By decree of the High Chamber, the seal is granted. The ink is still wet, drying like a scab on the parchment. Chapter One I am Narges Musavi, thirty-two, a court physician in the ancient palace. I want to cure the Emperor’s wasting cough before the winter solstice to secure my family’s pardon. The uncanny rule is fixed: my hands bleed black ichor when I touch the sick, a mark of my lineage....

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