The Golden Maze
The banquet hall smelled of roasted pheasant and stale incense. It was a scent that clung to the velvet drapes, heavy and cloying, masking the cold stone beneath. Lord Ashworth sat at the head of the long oak table, his face a mask of aristocratic boredom. He did not look at his daughter. He looked at the fire. Eleanor sat at the far end. She wore the gown. It was not silk. It was not lace. It...
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