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"I’m looking for the origin of this," Elias said, sliding the printed photo across the counter.

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The tailor looked up, his expression softening. "He didn't just vanish, lad. He was headhunted by a firm so exclusive they don't even have a sign on the door. They wanted his hands to dress the kings and shadows of the world." "I’m looking for the origin of this," Elias

Elias stood at the corner of Savile Row, the cold London drizzle dampening the shoulders of his charcoal overcoat. In his hand, he clutched a single, glossy photograph—labeled in the digital archive he’d spent months scouring. It showed a man in a perfectly tailored three-piece suit, leaning against a mahogany desk, a silver pocket watch chain glinting against his vest. The tailor pointed toward a small, inconspicuous door

Elias entered the shop of Ames & Thorne , the very place where the photo had been taken sixty-seven years ago. The smell of cedar, steamed wool, and expensive tobacco hit him instantly. Behind the counter sat an elderly man with spectacles perched precariously on his nose.