Marked By Midnight
I had to protect their identity and power.
That morning, the day of the Blood Moon, I had just finished breakfast when it began.
Liora and a few of the house staff were out back, washing and preparing for the night’s ceremonial activities. The courtyard buzzed softly with movement, though the real celebration wouldn’t begin until sunset.
My uncle was outside, splitting logs with a thick axe, the sound rhythmic, almost meditative. Despite being my mother’s older brother, he carried age like fine armor, silver hair, a trimmed white beard, broad shoulders that hadn’t bent with time.
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