
It was Christmas morning, 1,945, and the war had ended, at least on paper. High in the Bavarian Alps, snow fell with a kind of…
It was something far stranger. A crate about the size of a foot locker, leadlined and heavy enough that it took two men to lift…
In the front car, Ellen felt the train shutter as the engine prepared to move. Passengers adjusted coats and shifted trunks. Beside her, an older…
Best to avoid political discussions in mixed company, if you take my meaning. Ellen understood perfectly. He was warning her about abolitionists, about people in…
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– Part 3
The order’s beliefs weren’t based purely on Nazi ideology. They had incorporated elements from various occult traditions, creating a hybrid philosophy that viewed Waldahberg as…
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– Part 4
Simple, common, impossible to disprove in the moment. Wealthy southerners often traveled north for medical treatment, seeking specialists or cooler air for lung ailments. The…
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– Part 5
Charleston takes these matters seriously. We’ve had problems with abolitionists trying to smuggle people out through the port. Ellen forced herself not to react to…
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– Part 6
You look exactly like Ned. The height, the build, even the way you carry yourself. Are you sure we haven’t met? Where is your master?…
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– Part 7
It was a threat wrapped in professional concern, the suggestion that making a sick white gentleman suffer publicly would reflect poorly on the officer and…
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– Part 8
They carried nothing but the clothes on their backs and the story of their escape, a story that would follow them across the ocean and…

