The Golden Scar

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The Golden Scar

The banquet hall smelled of roasted pheasant and old paper. It was a scent that cloyed in the throat. We ate with silver forks. We spoke in code. The candles burned low. The shadows stretched across the white tablecloth like ink in water. I looked at my wife, Elara. She was beautiful. She was terrified. Her hands trembled beneath the table. She reached for my hand. I let her hold it. I was a...

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