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Gala Gauthier's avatar

"As she left his cottage that night, Eliza realized the Old Scholar had given her something dangerous—an unaltered piece of the past, a truth that contradicted official history. She carried it carefully, like something that might shatter if examined too closely or burn if held too tight."

I know how that feels. pulling emotion from the fact our history is never what we think it is. It is well written, I love it.

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Mary Collins's avatar

This is very powerful. You can sense the dispair. Looking forward to more.

Paragraph 17, 5th line down, space after Thomas.

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