Nightshade

They left him there, refusing to carry a poisoned corpse back to the city. 🥀 The Awakening

He had survived the nightshade. He was free, but his eyes would forever remain slightly too wide, and his skin slightly too pale—a permanent reminder that to buy a new life, one must always walk hand-in-hand with death. nightshade

Isolde waited until the sound of horse hooves faded entirely into the night. She knelt beside Julian and forced a paste of charcoal and vinegar down his throat, praying his spirit could still hear her voice in the void. "Come back, boy," she muttered. "The monsters are gone." They left him there, refusing to carry a

She explained the three stages of the poison to him as she prepared the vial: Isolde waited until the sound of horse hooves

He fell to the floor, his skin turning a pale, waxy gray. His breathing stopped.

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