The Villain's Ledger Has No Heroes Chapter 40: The Storehouse of Unspent Years

Storehouse Nine had not been built to hold salt. It contained salt by the wagonload, stacked around the walls as ballast and insulation, but its oldest foundation stones bore the marks of a medical refuge. There were narrow beds beneath removable floorboards, channels for clean water, and alcoves where a physician could work without blocking the air. Centuries before the Department claimed the…