The Faded Sutra
The banquet hall smelled of rot and rosewater. We were all there. The General. The Mayor. Me. My hands were steady. They were always steady. That was the job. You hold the line. You hold your nerve. You do not shake. The General sat at the head of the table. He wore a coat of black velvet. It was too tight across the shoulders. He looked like a man wearing a suit of armor made of cloth. "You...
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