Illo’s boots clicked against the shifting floor as he stepped into the next painting.
This one felt different. Not immediately threatening—no wool-on-legs, no ducks with signs—but strange in a quieter way. The color palette was muted, like the painting hadn’t been finished or had begun to fade from the inside out. Feathers clung to the air, drifting gent…
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