The First Mate
A small piece of paper that was tucked away in an original copy of Dracula, a gift from Mina Harker, a friend to Roxanna, and Bram Stoker who'd written it after hearing the tale from Johnathan and Abe themselves over a feast, and too much wine.
It felt and smelt of her, of me, unlike the other notes and books of hers I'd found, I didn't feel the connection with this one. It felt..... more personal, like she'd written it when she was completely alone.
Silvena rose, peaking at the words and gave a small, sad smile.
That's what she was writing.
A memory flashed of Roxanna, her wrinkled pale skin and silver hair hunched over a piece of paper while the light inside her eyes dimmed. She was dying,
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