shadow-peopled

Updated: April 30, 2025

Alone within the empty house, she locked the outer doors. Drew the blinds, reducing the interior to uniform, shadow-peopled obscurity, with the exception of her own bed-chamber. There she left one small square window set deep in the stone work of the wall open and uncurtained. It faced the causeway and perspective of lane skirting the warren and leading to the high road and village.

Lucas Malet - Deadham Hard