much later in the day as he were to journey down into the cellar , there to replenish the wines earlier consumed . Thus he came about a body , sprawled naked upon the cold stone floor , lying in a pool of its own blood , the handle of a slim stiletto protruding from an open wound about the throat . Although with great certainty the body had the facial attributes of his master Don Allisandru Palatino , the remainder with equal certainty , belonged to that of a much younger man .
Clive Owen Barry is a British writer living in the northeast of England . Together with short stories of the supernatural available in Horla , Black Petals , Between These Shores and The Ghostly Challenge , he has independently published two mid-grade fantasy novellas (‘ Granule Speck and the Ichkin ’ and ‘ Granule Speck , the Witch and the Princess ’) and two adult crime novels (‘ Brutal Retribution ’ and ‘ The Gemini Nemesis ’.) Learn more about his work at :
https :// www . clive-barry . com /
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