The Golden Master
The ink did not come from the well; it came from the wrist. Elias pressed the nib of the golden quill against the vellum, and a bead of crimson welled up on his forearm, sliding down to join the black script. It was a cold, mechanical process, as routine as the grinding of wheat, yet the pain was a fresh, sharp thing each time. He was forty years old, his hands mapped with the white scars of a...
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