I ground today's ration of stone and the sky-blue died into ash-gray. The pigment keeper just turned his back on it.

• SherinThat's chalk cut into it. There's only one hand in this palace that does that.
  GulbanoA merchant, counting other people's hands now. Keep that mouth in a sack.
• MirzanI'll seal off the ration meant for the annex separately.
  FarhanSteward, I really do admire you