The Wistful Atlas
The table groans. You sit. The candle gutters. The smell of roasting pork hangs thick in the air. It is a feast for the corps. Men laugh. You do not. You watch the flame. It bends. It breaks. It dies. Thomas leans in. He is old. His hair is white. He smells of pipe tobacco and stale sweat. He is your mentor. He is your friend. His eyes are wet. He looks at you. He looks away. Eat, he says. The...
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