The Wistful Mirror
The document on the desk was a single sheet of rag paper, thin as onion skin, bearing the seal of the High Council. Elias Thorne held it by the corner, his thumb pressing the wax until it cracked. It was a bill of lading, or rather, a retraction. The ink was fresh, wet, and smelled of iron and vinegar. He read the line twice. *The Archivist, E. Thorne, is hereby removed from his post for...
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