Richard’s Pendant – Part I
Richard’s Pendant By Sinistra Part 1 Richard sat in his armchair, his gaze fixed on the grandfather clock on the other side of the room. 14:03. Open on his lap lay a large, leather-bound book, but he’d given up on even pretending to be able to focus over an hour ago. For a man who had so many bookcases stocked with endless tomes, collections, and novels they nearly covered every inch of his wood-panelled walls, this was not something normal. Normally he relished the moments in his study, where he could read in silence, undisturbed but for the gentle rustle and sway of the leaves on the great oaks that surrounded his estate. Today it was too silent. Each second seem to linger too long, and Richard began to feel tense and uneasy. He felt …