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Historical

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The Ledger Under Quarantine At dawn in Safavid Isfahan, Simin remakes herself as a boy clerk and learns to read the bazaar the way she once read columns of ink—by counting exi... → Quarantine at the Aoyama Gate Half-frozen and half-forgotten, Takamori takes shelter behind the immaculate walls of the Aoyama-ke—only to discover that order is merely another k... → Law-Songs in the Wind-Dark Þingvellir was thick with smoke, bargains, and the kind of justice that smiles while it sharpens a knife. When a young trader is taken behind the H... → Wax, Ink, and the Second Price I thought I sold cinnamon and musk until Cairo decided every purchase also bought a rumor, a favor, or a knife in the dark. When Lady Khawla of Bay... → A Quarantine of Favors In plague-leaning Florence, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi keeps its ceremonial smile while locking its doors in strategically chosen places. Fabius—u... → The Weight of Ink → The Mark Beneath the Seal On the Granicus plain, where Alexander’s army sharpens itself for glory, Leandros the armorer believes a single flawless piece of work can lift a m... → The Bronze and the Oracle A bronze-smith seeking temple commissions at Delphi becomes entangled in a nobleman's dangerous investigation into corruption at the sacred sanctua... → The Restricted Section →