The Faded Bouquet
The ring is cold. It has always been cold. You hold it in your palm, the metal biting into your skin, a sharp reminder of the weight it carries. It is not gold. It is not silver. It is iron, tarnished by years of sweat and silence. You bought it in a market square, a place that smells of rain and old stone. The seller did not ask for your name. He only looked at your hands. You are a soldier....
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