The Faded Shield
The rain had not stopped for three days. It drummed against the slate roof of the manor, a relentless, hollow rhythm that seemed to hollow out the walls themselves. Thomas stood by the window, his back to the room, watching the mud slide down the hillside. He was a tall man, but he held his shoulders inward, as if trying to make himself smaller, less visible to the world outside. In his hand,...
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