The Golden Suspect
The rain had stopped, but the air still tasted of iron. I stood before the Great Oak. It was bleeding sap. Thick, amber tears. They ran down the bark like slow, golden blood. I watched them fall. They pooled in the mud. They caught the weak light of the afternoon. I reached out. My hand trembled. I did not touch it. Not yet. My name is Elias. I am the keeper of the Archive. Or I was. The stone...
0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views 0 Reviews