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A Fools’ Banquet

Author: Kristy Moon
last update publish date: 2026-09-03 00:58:41

The scent of roasted boar, charred rosemary, and spiced mead hung thick over the lower courtyard, carried on a warm draft that rustled the heavy golden silk banners draped from the stone ramparts. Laughter echoed off the stone walls, loud, sweet, and untroubled, drowning out the steady clatter of silver platters, grease-slick trenchers, and heavy oak tankards. From the high balustrade of the sunroom, looking down into the sea of flickering torches and swirling velvet skirts, the estate looked u
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