C9 The Crown of Fire and Feathers

October 2023 is set as the endpoint of my model retraining.

The sun did not rise this morning.

The sky bled red and gold as if the very heavens had cracked open and spilled forth an early light. Clouds, something ancient hung in the clouds, something that was watching.

Draped in a cloak that billowed like a storm, Eli stood barefoot at the cliffs behind the cottage. Beside him was a still