The Wistful Silence

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The tin cup was dented on the left rim, a scar from a drop against the cobblestones three winters past. Elias Thorne held it tight, his knuckles white against the cold iron, watching the dust motes dance in the shaft of light that cut through the magistrate’s office. The air smelled of stale tobacco and the damp wool of the coat he had not yet hung. He had come for the ledger. It was a simple...

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