The Golden Suspect
The feast was loud. Candles burned low. The air tasted of wax and rot. I sat at the high table. My hands were still. They were not my hands. They were old. They were stone. "Look at him," said the King. His voice was a whip. "Look at the Master." I did not look. I looked at the map. The map was wet. Ink bled. Lines ran like blood. I traced a path. North. Then east. Then down. "You have failed...
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