The Case of the Blood-Stained Tower
Novelette 8,369 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources
"The two boys had almost crested the hill. “Keep up,” the first boy said. “I’m telling you: You want to see this. It’s not a eunuch. It’s something else. I saw it for myself.” “We aren’t supposed to be here,” the second boy said. “What if the other soldiers come back?” “The battle is over. All that is left are arrows to collect, and this dead soldier."
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