The Wistful Throne

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The ink was thick, cold, and smelled of iron and rot. Thomas counted the hours on his fingers, knuckles white against the parchment. Three hours until nightfall. Three hours until the King died. Or until Thomas did. He dipped the quill. The tip touched the vellum, and the black liquid pooled, refusing to flow. It sat there, a dark bead, heavy with a weight that had nothing to do with gravity....

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