The Pale Verdict
The oak tree did not fall so much as it exhaled, a long, groaning sigh that shattered the silence of the Mint’s courtyard and sent splinters of ancient wood flying like shrapnel. You were standing only three yards away, your hand resting on the edge of Mr. Halloway’s desk, when the impact struck the air itself, a shockwave that knocked you back and drove a jagged shard of oak directly into the...
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