The Faded Masquerade
The ink in my quill had dried to a crust of black silt before I even finished opening the ledger, the smell of stale varnish and regret hanging heavy in the air of the shop. "It’s not the fading you’re worried about, Mr. Thorne," the customer said, leaning over the counter with the impatience of a man who had already lost the argument. "It’s the debt. Silas is gone, but his name is still on the...
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