The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

The dream always ends with the sound of the rope snapping, not the breaking of my neck, but the sudden, terrifying release of weight that leaves my shoulders hollowed out like gourd shells. I wake at three in the morning, the winter air of 1892 biting through the thin wool of my nightshirt, and I reach for the shield before I reach for Clara. It is a relic from the frontier wars, a battered...

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