The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

Elara. The word was not a greeting but a summons, cut through the damp air of the High Court by the Duke’s cane striking the stone floor. She stood before the tribunal, her left arm encased in a rigid iron brace that hummed with a low, resonant frequency, a sound felt in the teeth more than heard by the ears. The court was a cavern of shadows and cold drafts, the air thick with the scent of wet...

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