The Pale Circus
The air in the Hall of Adjudications did not smell of stale coffee or old paper, but of ozone and iron, a metallic tang that coated the back of my throat like a swallowed coin. I stood at the center of the parquet floor, my uniform pressed to a severity that felt less like discipline and more like armor, while the gallery above swelled with a silent, watching sea of faces. They were the judges,...
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