PART 3 OF 14
One Item Unaccounted For
Mavenlus DeskFICTION
The inventory clerk arrived before breakfast.
He was young enough to apologise for bringing bad news and old enough to know that an apology did not change the entry.
He set the tablet beside my cup and pointed to a line scratched in a neat hand.
GOLD SEAL, LION HEAD, HOUSE PROPERTY.
ISSUED TO KEEPER MARO.
NOT RETURNED.
The seal was not a jewel.