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The Art of Smoke and Time
The predawn air hung thick with possibility as Silas Emberhand surveyed his domain—a brick smokehouse tucked into the eastern corner of Lumen Vale’s Artisan Quarter, where the scent of burning hickory and apple wood had woven itself into the neighborhood’s identity over two decades. His hands, stained permanent amber from years of handling seasoned meat Continue reading
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The Flames of Ambition
Castor Flamekeeper knelt beside the carefully arranged stones of their evening campfire, watching the flames dance against the twilight sky with the focused intensity of a scholar deciphering ancient runes. Around him, the rolling hills of Nomados stretched in gentle undulations toward the horizon, where the silhouette of Singing Ridge—one of the smaller walking mountains—moved Continue reading
Chadwick Rye 