The Faded Portrait
The rain in the castle courtyard was not water, but a thin, persistent mist that smelled of iron and old blood. I stood before the High Justiciar, my hand resting on the hilt of my sword, watching the tapestry behind his throne. It was a woven scene of the King’s coronation, vibrant in its reds and golds, but as the Justiciar spoke, a single drop of crimson welled up on the fabric, swelling...
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