The Faded Quadrant
The train left at dawn, carrying the smell of wet wool and coal smoke. Elias stood on the platform, his hand still on the railing, watching the wheels blur into the gray mist. He did not wave. He never waved. The departure was a fact, as cold and hard as the iron tracks. His brother, Julian, was gone. Elias turned back to the station. The air bit at his cheeks. He pulled his collar up. He was a...
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