The Artist

Dayyev was a source of wonderment to his family. Whilst they all excelled in various careers, he was, however, unique: an artist, someone who drew images with carbon sticks. Artists, real artists that is, were rare in the Empire; it was just too easy to get the AIs to do it for you. Yet Dayyev had talent, the ability to draw and bring out the ‘essence’ of a subject, something no AI could. It also meant the Empire could use a young man no one in their right mind would suspect was someone other…