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Ilthit ([personal profile] ilthit) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2024-04-16 10:33 am

Electric Sky #7, Newsprint #21: The Tower's Shadow (Uncategorized)

Name: The Tower's Shadow
Story: Uncategorized
Colors: Electric Sky #7 (Gathering Darkness), Newsprint #21 (Some days you wake up and immediately start to worry. Nothing in particular is wrong, it's just the suspicion that forces are aligning quietly and there will be trouble.)
Supplies and Styles: oils (Prompt #1084 on creativepromptsforwriting - There was a flaw in that logic, but they had collectively decided to ignore it.); miniature, panorama
Word Count: 100
Rating: general
Warnings: n/a
Summary: In the heart of the capital stands the great tower.



In the heart of the capital stands the great tower. As the sun moves across the sky, it throws its shadow on the outer buildings of the palace; the chambers of the administrators, advisors, treasurers, and generals of the empire, whose work keeps the wheels of the great chariot moving.  

The courtyard before the tower is empty between the ceremonies performed in the temple at its summit. It is a long climb to the top, and the steps cannot take without being seen.

Standing at its foot, looking up, an ordinary man might as well be gazing at the moon.

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[personal profile] thisbluespirit 2024-04-19 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
OOh, very intriguing look at the setting!
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[personal profile] bookblather 2024-06-17 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
What an evocative description!