The Wistful Mirror
The road to the North Gate was a rib of red clay stripped bare by the sun. You walked it with your boots caked in dust that smelled of iron and old rain. Your partner, Silas, walked ahead. He did not look back. You had not spoken in three hours. The silence was heavy. It pressed against your eardrums. It was a physical thing. A wall. You carried the ledger in your left hand. The leather cover...
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