The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

The rain had been falling for three days, a relentless, gray curtain that turned the manicured lawns of the Ashworth estate into a muddy swamp. I stood in the hallway, my boots soaking through the soles, feeling the cold seep into the bones of my feet. The air smelled of wet wool, old paper, and the faint, metallic tang of anxiety that seemed to permeate the walls of this grand, decaying...

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