The Faded Guest
The banquet hall smelled of roasting goose and wet wool. Candlelight danced on the high walls. Dust motes swirled in the beams. They were thick. They were alive. Captain Elias Thorne sat at the head of the table. He did not eat. He watched the soup. The steam rose. It twisted into shapes. He saw his daughter. She was small. She was smiling. He blinked. The face was gone. Only steam remained....
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