The Wistful Throne

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The mortar in Thomas’s hands had turned to chalk. It crumbled against his thumb, a dry, brittle dust that tasted of iron and old stone. He did not wipe it away. He let it settle into the creases of his skin, a second skin of labor. The air in the Guild Hall was thick with the scent of damp wool and the sharp, metallic tang of fear. Outside, the rain lashed against the high, narrow windows,...

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