Sunday, October 25, 2026
Mavenlus
Original serialized fiction · New parts every week
PART 2 OF 10

THE SALUTE

Mavenlus DeskFICTION

Callahan moved between the rows without looking right or left.

Lucas followed his path with his eyes.

Toward the back.

Toward a man wearing old clothes.

Lucas squinted.

Something about the stranger’s posture felt familiar.

Not his clothes.

Not the beard.

Something underneath those things.

The slight upward angle of his chin.

The way he kept a little more weight on his right leg.

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