Vows of Silver and Sin
With a snap of his fingers, a small spark of violet energy jumped from his hand to the hearth, and a fire roared to life, casting orange light across his sharp features.
He stood there for a moment, watching the flames. The black veins on his hands were gone again, held back by the sheer proximity of the valley’s magic—and, perhaps, by me.
"This is where it began," he said, gesturing to a framed piece of yellowed parchment on the wall. "The original contract. It wasn't about money or territory. It was about survival. The first Shadow-Walker was losing his mind to the void, and the first Scribe was the only one who could tether him to the world."
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