The Faded Sutra
The quill scratches against the vellum, a sound like a rat gnawing through a dried root, and your hand does not stop. You are Elias, forty-two years old, and the ink is black as a bruise, spreading into the pores of the parchment as you transcribe the *Sutra of Silence*. The air in the scriptorium smells of stale tallow, damp wool, and the metallic tang of the blood you have mixed with the...
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