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Embaphium

Tension between the fantastic & the mundane

Eleanor Konik
Jul 28, 2021
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Photo of perfume bottle by Camille Paralisan on Unsplash

“And the cost?” Prince Pontero asked the guard offering him a tiny vessel of god-touched hope.

“The Temple executed my sister when they caught her making it.”

“Ah.” He slurped the tincture from its shiny gold embaphium. For the first time in seasons, he stood—and plotted revenge.

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