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009: Speaker of the Dead

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[Carnelia]

The water clock on the wall drips quietly, marking the moments that pass in the otherwise quiet place that was once a grand palace. My cheek is cold and damp as I inhale the scent of mold, the sodden carpet under my hand barely retaining its shape as I brush my fingertips against it.

When did I fall asleep? How am I here, in this place when just a moment ago I was....

Where was I?

"Look, she's awake," I hear Lyra's voice as she walks around my exposed body. "She didn't die after all."

She doesn't sound pleased. If anything, she sounds extremely disappointed that I somehow survived whatever torture it was she had just subjected me to. Knowing her, it was especially painful.

Thank the gods I can't remember it. Whatever it was, my skin feels fresh, raw, and warm. Reaching over to touch my other hand, I can feel that my skin is not blistered as I'd expect, but smooth and unbelievably soft, not unlike the touch of my children when they first took their human form.

"We are
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