Linked by Blood and Bone
Zeyric muttered, finally pushing himself up onto his elbows and looking around the dark, oppressive room.
The sanctum smelled intensely of old, crumbling parchment, dried Wolfsbane, metallic copper, and the sharp, ozone tang of high-tier blood magic. Tall mahogany bookshelves lined the walls, crammed with leather-bound grimoires whose spines bore no titles—only jagged, hand-carved runes meant to ward off curious eyes. In the center of the room sat a massive, claw-foot oak desk cluttered with alchemical scales, glass vials filled with shifting violet liquids, and thick, leather-bound ledgers stacked in crooked towers.