The Pale Bonsai
Elias. The name hung in the air of the scriptorium, sharp and cold as a blade drawn from a scabbard. I looked up from the vellum, my fingers stained with iron gall ink, black and permanent. Brother Malachi stood in the doorway, his silhouette framed by the grey light of the cloister. He did not enter. He simply waited, his hands clasped in that serene, empty gesture that had always reminded me...
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