The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

The paper was thin, brittle as a dried leaf, and smelled faintly of ozone and wet iron. Elias Thorne read the indictment twice, the words blurring at the edges as the court’s ambient hum pressed against his eardrums. It accused his brother, Julian, of treason, specifically the refusal to feed the spectral hounds that patrolled the High Court’s lower chambers. "Objection noted, Sergeant," the...

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