The Faded River
The feast was a roar of iron on wood. Candlelight trembled in the draft. I watched the smoke. It curled. It died. The hall smelled of roasted boar and stale sweat. My father, Thomas, sat at the head. He did not eat. He carved a piece of oak. The knife was sharp. My hand was not. I was the smith. He was the lord. We were the same. We were the same. The guests laughed. They drank. They did not...
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