The Pale Dance
The ink on the seal had long since dried, yet its purple stain remained, a bruise upon the parchment that would not fade, a mark of authority that had outlived the hand that pressed it. Thomas Bradshaw sat alone in the high chamber of the Grand Hall, the air thick with the scent of beeswax and old dust, the silence pressing against his eardrums like deep water. He was a man of few words, his...
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