The Golden Compass
The feast began with a crash. Not of plates, but of silence. The hall was dark, lit only by tallow candles that guttered in the draft. The air smelled of roasting meat, wet wool, and old fear. Sir Alistair stood at the head of the table. He did not eat. He watched. His hands were still. They were the only still things in the room. Elian sat at the foot of the table. He was small. He was a...
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