[Drabble] Diamond
Asclepius reminds me of a diamond: hard, brilliant and with perfect clarity of purpose. When I show him my head with the remains of Grommet’s work, he doesn’t blink, but examines the wires, looks past to see the Gordian knot their twists and turns make inside my brain. When he offers to fix the most immediate, pressing problem, the headaches that have been getting worse all the time, I hesitate, wondering if I should trust him. But his clarity is compelling and his reputation precedes him. I cautiously nod my agreement and in the end am glad that I do.