About this story
You walk out alone to give thanks in the fields and meet a young stranger who shares your face, your clothes, your exact age. Gil-Martin agrees with every doctrine you were just handed, then carries it further than your guardian ever dared, and you come home unable to say what has changed in you.
How it opens
Your reverend guardian had examined the state of your soul morning after morning.
Reverend Robert WringhimSome answers satisfy me; others require longer prayer.
On 25 March 1704, he rose as you entered the manse parlour.
Reverend Robert WringhimRobert, today I welcome you among the elect upon earth.
Rabina ColwanThe assurance for which we prayed has at last been granted.
Choose
How may another man know what heaven has decreed concerning me?
If this is certain, tell me what certainty requires next.