The Distant Whispers
The chandeliers in the Grand Ballroom of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were not merely lights; they were suspended forests of cut crystal, dripping with cold, fractured fire, and you stood in the center of them, a statue carved from the rigid discipline of your uniform. The air was thick, heavy with the scent of tuberose and stale wine, a suffocating perfume that seemed to cling to the wool...
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