The Wistful Mountain
Louisa. The name hung in the wet air, called out by the rain against the stone. I stood alone in the courtyard of the garrison, the stolen ledger clutched against my chest like a shield made of paper. I was thirty-two, a senior constable, and I wanted to save Thomas. He was twenty-four, my best friend, a clerk with ink-stained fingers and a smile that never reached his eyes. I wanted to expose...
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