Burn It Before Camilla Takes It

She pushed against the heavy metal, and the rusty hinges groaned a long, mourning sound into the silent valley. Stepping into the courtyard, the crisp mountain air did nothing to clear her mind. Instead, the familiar scent of old pine and damp earth plunged her straight into the suffocating trauma of her past. The very ground beneath her boots felt saturated with ghosts.

Every shadow in this cour