A Redstone Crossing story · October 1882
The Unlocked Cell
A lantern-lit office, an approaching night, and the street beyond the door.
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Setting / Redstone Crossing / October 1882
A story from Redstone.
A traveler appears at the sheriff’s office at dusk with an unusual request: he wants to be locked in a cell, though he has committed no crime. A night that ought to be routine becomes a quieter test of choice, wages, and the limits of a badge.
This story is an editorial candidate, not yet a public release. The complete manuscript is being checked for character voice, continuity, and its relationship to the novels. This page is a preview; no unpublished story text has been released here.
The people of Redstone Crossing face more than the dramatic events of the novels. A quiet problem can ask a difficult question, and one small encounter can reveal something important about a person.
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