The Wistful Letter
The candles burned low. The wax pooled like spilled blood on the silver trays. Sir Julian stood at the head of the long oak table, his face a mask of porcelain calm. He did not smile. He rarely did. The air in the Great Hall was thick with the scent of roasting pheasant and old stone, a heavy, suffocating perfume that clung to the velvet of the guests’ cloaks. "Drink," Julian said. His voice...
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