The Wistful Throne
The coat was red. Not crimson. Not scarlet. Red. The color of a wound. The color of a lie. I wore it for three days. It did not fit. It hung off my shoulders. It smelled of old wool. And dust. And something else. Something sweet. Like rotting fruit. My wife, Elara, had left it on the bed. She had left me. Or so I thought. The village of Oakhaven was gray. The sky was gray. The stones were...
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