The Distant Threshold
The silk is black. You hold it tight. The fabric is cold against your palm. It whispers. It knows what you did. The court is vast. The air smells of wax and old blood. You stand before the High Magistrate. He is a tall man. His face is a mask of stone. "Speak," he says. Your voice is low. It shakes. "I am the Weaver," you say. "I made the shroud." He tilts his head. His eyes are small. They are...
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