The Faded Chronicle
The air in the manor smelled of wet stone and old blood. “Put it down, Thomas,” my father said. His voice was low. A rumble in the chest. Not a shout. A command. I held the iron rod. My hands shook. Not from fear. From the cold. The house was cold. It had been cold for three days. Since the guards left. Since they took the records. Since they declared the estate forfeit to the Crown. “I can’t,”...
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