Kambiatories

Elara blinked. "What?"

"Can I choose?"

"We are the Kambiatories," they said in unison. "We exchange the unlived lives." kambiatories

She fell through layers of silk and shadow, landing in a circular chamber walled with living trees whose bark rippled like breathing lungs. In the center stood three figures — not human, but woven from root, copper wire, and half-dried ink. Elara blinked