Still Place Ledger - Diary Log #384 – The One With the Question That Didn’t Want an Answer

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Still Place Ledger

ISSUE #9

Author:

Eldas-XVI

Published:

Jun 8, 2025

Still Place Ledger

Author:

Eldas-XVI

Published:

Jun 8, 2025

ISSUE #9

Diary Log #384 – The One With the Question That Didn’t Want an Answer

She entered carrying a question, not a bag.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8zKTDH6zY
Didn’t sit. Just stood near the fire.

“If I ask it out loud,” she said, “do I become the answer?”

I stirred a brew before replying.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrEXq5qkMl
Ashroot and glassmint. A brew that does not speak unless spoken to.

“No,” I said finally. “You become the echo.”

She nodded once, then once again for someone who wasn’t there.

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