The Pale Exile

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The Pale Exile

The mortar was granite, heavy as a tombstone, and Elias Thorne’s hands were steady as he ground the pale powder. The sound was a dry rasp, like a mouse scratching in the walls. He needed the pension. Twenty years of service, forty pounds a year, and a room in the east wing that smelled of lavender and old paper. The boy, Julian, lay on the bed in the corner, his face a mask of wax. The fever...

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