The Wolf's Game
The stone blocks are fractured and held together only by stubbornness and old magic, but the light brightens, urging me closer.
I step carefully toward it, hands ready to catch myself if the ground shifts again. The thread winds up the broken stones until it reaches a narrow seam, hardly noticeable unless you’re looking for it.
I kneel and press my fingertips along the crack, and the stone warms beneath my touch.
A soft whisper stirs through the air, not spoken, not written, but felt.
My mark burns gently, and the crack splits open.
Only an inch, but enough for something to flutter loose. A folded scrap of parchment, so thin and fragile I’m afraid it might crumble to dust when I touch it.