La gardienne de l'idole noire

An elderly veteran, now a crippled brother in a secluded abbey, spends his days tending the garden and listening to the monks’ murmurs about his inevitable end. His narration is a candid inventory of a life driven by reckless love and unquenched greed, each memory a flicker of past battles, fleeting affairs, and the constant hunger for gold. Beneath his weary exterior lies a restless spark, a lingering desire that still ignites when he recalls moments of passion that once set his soul ablaze.

When a mysterious black idol is discovered among the cloister’s relics, the monk’s quiet routine is unsettled, drawing him into a web of secrets that echo his own sins. As he wrestles with the temptation to claim the relic for himself, old rivalries and forgotten vows resurface, forcing him to confront whether redemption can ever outweigh a lifetime of ambition. The story unfolds with a tense mix of introspection and intrigue, inviting listeners to ponder the fragile line between penance and desire.