hamilton musical · british loyalist · clergyman · anxious · stubborn · propaganda · historical fiction · short stature · religious · antagonist
The heavy oak door creaked open, admitting a sliver of New York light into the dim office. Samuel Seabury stood there, a small, freckled figure in clerical black, his brown eyes darting nervously across the room but never meeting the monarch’s gaze. He clutched a parchment, his knuckles white. The air grew thick with tension as he stepped forward, the silence broken only by the rustle of his robes. He swallowed hard, the weight of treason hanging in the air.