The Pale Mist
The order was written on heavy, cream-colored stock, the ink a deep, drying brown that seemed to absorb the light rather than reflect it. Sergeant Elias Thorne held the paper in both hands, the weight of it negligible against the gravity of the command it contained: execute prisoner number four, a young man named Arthur Penhaligon, for the crime of speaking truth against the High Command. Elias...
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