Hellblades
Mehmet slid me the closed envelope, sealed with the waxed emblem of the Seraphic Shadowmenders Guild: a thin, radiant halo pierced clean through by a downward-pointing sword.
How ironic.
Divine authority crowned by judgment. Purity sanctifying punishment.
Light did not always protect. Sometimes, it simply gave permission to be violent.
I had always laughed at their motto:
We act in the name of the light, even when it spills blood.
Perfect, really, for a guild that healed only after deciding who was worth saving.
Pelin’s wide eyes followed me. “What does it say? Tell me!”
The parchment crinkled between my claws as I tore the note open. My eyes skimmed the ink, my breath sharpening into smoke.
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