The Faded Quadrant
The hall smelled of burnt sugar and old wool. It was the annual harvest ball in Millhaven, a small town clinging to the river bend like a barnacle on a hull. The air was thick with the scent of roasting meat and the damp chill of the November evening seeping through the single-pane windows. Thomas Bradshaw stood near the back, near the heavy oak door. He did not dance. He watched. He was a...
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