The Distant Whispers
The first crack appeared in the north wall of the Imperial Exchange’s atrium on a Tuesday in October, splitting the fresh plaster like a vein of dried blood. Elias Thorne stood before it, his compass trembling in his hand, listening to the silence that had become so thick it felt like water pressing against his eardrums. The building was not merely quiet; it was hungry. It absorbed the echo of...
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