2.DUST AND SHADOW

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:08:33 +0000

The smell of the Blackwood Library was the first thing Elara Vance noticed every morning. It was a scent that defied description—a mix of decaying paper, old leather, cedar wax, and the damp, mineral smell of century-old stone. To most, it smelled like mold. To Elara, it smelled like time.