The Faded Chronicle
Chinda’s fingers bled against the bronze door-pivot, the metal slick with sweat as he twisted it against the grain. The banqueting hall smelled of roasted duck and stale incense, the air thick enough to chew. He was forty-two, and his knees ached with the damp that seeped up from the stone floor, a physical fact that grounded his trembling hands. The King sat across the table, his face a mask...
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