
Polished the brooch and sent it back. The weight of this name was always mine alone to carry.
I know that brooch. It's the first thing to catch the morning light.
Ducal house pieces are always exquisite. The craftsmanship, at least.
I pay for my own name. That's a debt I never hand off to someone else.

Polished the brooch and sent it back. The weight of this name was always mine alone to carry.

Stood in the corridor for three hours. Being greeted by no one seems to be the fashion in this palace lately.