A slumbering sea
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𝟏𝟔𝟗𝟐
A woman engulfed in flames screams from the pyre that she will make the town weave its destruction. Disregarding her promise, the townsfolk throw her ashes into the waves. As the tide swirls in, sailors drown, and women begin to hear whispers of what the sea could offer were they to betray their town.
𝟓𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
The young inquisitor Rowan patrols the beach as he stumbles upon a bottle near the cliffs. There is a message inside, asking the dead witch for help. Rowan realizes he needs to act before the curse destroys what little remains of their once blossoming village.
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