The Duchess Has Two Shadows

One shadow follows her. The other offered to pay you to ruin the gown.

By jay

You arrive to fit a duchess's midnight gown and notice two shadows beneath her chair. One copies her movements. The other rises, introduces himself, and asks you to remove a silver thread before the royal ball. Her adviser calls it sabotage. The duchess asks what price the shadow has offered you.

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