Captain's Log
Veil of Shadows, CH01
The darkest shadows lived in the deep fissures of the mountain. Shadows so dense that they’d never felt the stinging touch of light. A black so deep as to obscure sound, distance, and all sense of direction. It tasted of sharp minerals and caressed the skin like a...
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