Thorns of the Black Rose
“I don’t understand,” General Granth mutters, nervously trying to smother the light from his lamp. “There’s nothing here. It’s a dead end.” He stands at the threshold, framed by the dark stonework against the deeper darkness beyond it. He does not see the open gateway before him, nor the angular Ochnun inscriptions that surround it. He does not see the fragments of bone that litter the flagstones beneath his boots. I smile, playing my part. “It is the simplest of things,” I tell him, “to hide in plain sight.” The general turns, confusion and frustration written clearly upon his face.
Excerpt from the official short_story by Riot Games — Universe of League of Legends. Story and characters © Riot Games.
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