Laura Lee
The Last EchoThe spell was spoken in silence. Not because the mage feared interruption, but because even soundcould betray the truth. Words had power - in this kingdom, morethan steel - and if even a whisper of what was done heresurvived, the entire illusion would collapse. So he mouthed thesyllables with bloodied fingers, tracing sigils in the air withtrembling hands, casting memory itself into ash.
