The Distant Promise
The coat hung on the hook by the door. It was black wool, heavy and damp, smelling of wet stone and old rain. It had not been touched in three days. The house was silent, save for the ticking of the clock in the hall, a metronome counting out the seconds of a life that felt suspended. Captain Elias Thorne sat in the armchair, his hands resting on his knees. He was a tall man, but lately he...
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