Shadow of the Signet

In the duchy of Verland, a bankrupt clerk named Aldric kills and assumes the identity of wealthy merchant Julian Voss. To avoid detection, he masters every technical detail of Julian's life—signature, ledger codes, social rituals, even dental records. Yet as his disguise becomes flawless, the original motive—mere survival—fades into absurdity, and the court's forensic scrutiny exposes not a slip in technique, but a hollowness in the man who wore the mask.