New to the story? Read Chapter 1 here! Content warning: filth, gore Chapter 28 It takes four buckets of water to get the caked-on filth off its flesh. After, the two attendants guide it to a stool to wash its hair and face. They clean the wounds...
New to the story? Read Chapter 1 here! Content warning: filth,images of violence Chapter 27 It freezes, body tensing, fists clenching around the cloth and feet shifting to fight or flee, though neither is an option. The Trimagh and councillors...
New to the story? Read Chapter 1 here! Content warning: filth Chapter 26 It wakes on the floor of the council chamber, its flesh no longer on fire. The brand on its chest burns no hotter than when it first accepted Talint’s command. It pushes...
New to the story? Read Chapter 1 here! Content warning: filth, violence, gore. Chapter 25 The burning in its chest erupts into a bonfire, engulfing it and driving away all thought but the need to attack. It doesn’t make two steps before the women...
New to the story? Read Chapter 1 here! Content warning: filth, violence, gore. Chapter 24 The children’s muffled wails fall silent long before the last candle drowns in a pool of its own wax. It wonders if any still live as it once more tenses its...
