The Sound Of Ruin
The blood had spilled and glistened dark on the boards, a grotesque reminder, and I found myself staring at it until the copper scent stung my nose.
My hands moved before I had even decided, fetching cloth and water from the basin, kneeling in the mess because what else could I do until Theron returned? I scrubbed at the stains, furious and trembling, as if I could erase the memory by erasing the marks. Each smear only spread darker, but I kept at it, my breath shaking, my vision blurring with hot tears I refused to let fall. It wasn’t defiance, it wasn’t duty—it was survival.
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