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"The Contrition Tree"
by Wendelyn Vega
What lessons can be learned from a leaf?
A slice-of-life short story set in Aerdya
Available in MOBI and ePub
Kajal knows she's guilty of something. That must be why her family has suffered and lost so much during her city's recent illness. She's just not sure what she's done wrong. But when a magical ship docks in her city's port, she takes a risk to find out.