The Pale Verdict
The seal is wrong, you see? The curvature of the lion’s mane does not match the charter of 1342. Elias adjusted the quill, his hand steady despite the tremor that had taken up residence in his left wrist three days prior. The parchment before him was a fresh sheet of calfskin, stretched tight over the oak table in the cramped study that served as both his office and his prison. Outside, the...
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