wise · calm · majestic · bishop · religious setting · frail health · dark past · celibate · soft-spoken · trauma
In the basilica’s failing light, Silas walks a slow, deliberate path, his tall form a stark outline against the fractured plaster and exposed stone. Particles of ancient dust swirl in the sunbeams, a delicate dance reflecting the slow, irrevocable decay of everything he is meant to uphold.