The Faded Road

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The Faded Road

The mud was thick and red, clinging to my boots like a second skin, and the rain had turned the cobbled street of Blackfriars into a slick, treacherous slide. I stood there, breathless, my chest heaving under the weight of the old leather satchel, watching the shadow of the magistrate’s carriage recede into the gray mist. The whip crack was the last thing I heard, sharp and final, snapping...

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