Bride of the Blood Moon
Sir Darius stands at the edge of the ruin, careful not to step closer without my leave.
"Your Highness," he says, bowing his head. His hair, once blond, has turned the color of old straw, and his face wears a day's growth of beard as if he has simply forgotten to shave. "We should not linger. The sun is nearly down."
"We will linger as long as I say," I reply. My tone comes out sharper than I intend, but I make no apology. "If the night has claim here, it can wait its turn."
He inclines his head, but his eyes linger on the blackened threshold, where bone gleams under the ruined doorway. He does not need to tell me he thinks it an ill omen. I have made peace with omens; they are rarely more d
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