The Lost Dynasty

Category: Historical

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

The end.

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