The Pale Garden

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The Pale Garden

The transfer order lay on the desk, its edges curling in the damp air, the ink smudged where Captain Elias Thorne’s thumb had pressed it in frustration. He read the line again: *Report to Blackwood Manor immediately for grounds assessment and containment protocols.* The salary adjustment was negligible, a mere two pence a day increase that did not account for the cost of heating the manor or...

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