The Faded Chronicle
The banqueting hall of the Imperial Railways Ministry smelled of burnt sugar and stale tobacco, a cloying sweetness that clung to the wool of Thomas Vane’s cheap coat. He stood at the edge of the room, twelve years old and stiff with hunger, watching the senior clerks toast to the completion of the Northern Line. His want was simple and immediate: to secure his permanent commission before the...
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