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Marrow and Marigold
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Veska unwrapped the bundle. Inside was a child's small jawbone. When her thumb touched it, the truth came clear and ugly: not plague, but a heavy blow to the head. She looked up. "This child was killed," she said. The magistrate nodded slowly. "My niece. And I think I know who did it, but I needed the bones to be sure."
The magistrate named his own brother, the girl's father, who would inherit if she died. Veska agreed to test it. They invited the brother in and laid the jawbone before him, saying nothing. The man went pale and began to babble excuses no one had asked for. His own mouth condemned him before any bone had to speak.
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