The Golden Circuit
The ink dried slow on the parchment. I am writing this in the dark. The city sleeps, but not here. The gold hums. It vibrates in my teeth. I was a gilder once. A maker of halos. Now I am a keeper of secrets. And a fool. They called me Master Elias. I held the trowel. I held the breath. I smoothed the leaf over the wood. One stroke. Two. The light caught. It was not just gold. It was fire...
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