Chapter 117 117.Don't tempt me

Hope

The corridor smells of damp stone and iron. The scent clings to me the way fear does—to skin, to breath, to memory. I balance the tray in my hands—bread gone stiff, a small bowl of broth, and a jug of water—and try to steady my steps. Every creak of my boots feels too loud, as though it might ...

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