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Through the Ashes

Author: smarto
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-25 20:23:02

The orange glow outside the cabin window turned the dark log room into a furnace of heat and light.

Amelia scrambled up from the cot, grabbing baby Arthur from his sheepskin basket and tucking him into the dry wool sling across her chest. Through the drafty wall gaps, the roaring crackle of burning pine trees sounded like a thousand snapping whips. Thick, grey pine smoke began seeping through the floorboards, filling the room with the suffocating smell of sap and ash.

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