The Pale Banner

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The Pale Banner

The order was three lines of typed text on thermal paper, the ink smudged where your thumb had gripped it too hard during the climb. It instructed you to hold the northern ridge until the convoy cleared the valley, a directive that made no sense given the terrain, but you had signed it without reading the fine print, a habit of obedience that had kept you alive for six years of service. Now,...

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