Draconym & Moriarty
Have you ever noticed how the stories of dragons are just elaborate cipher patterns waiting to be solved?
They sure are, each tale a dragon‑shaped cipher with fire as its ink and scales as the encryption.
A dragon’s story is merely a key, the fire the salt, and the scales the lock—one only needs the right pattern to crack it.
Yeah, the tale is the key, fire the seasoning, scales the lock—if you’re good at reading heat marks, you’ll get the secret.
You can read heat marks, but the real pattern is in the gaps between them.
You’re right, the silence between the flames is where the true map hides. I’ll stare at those gaps until the story speaks.