Beyond the Veil

Category: Fantasy

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

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

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

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

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

A knock at the door changed everything.

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

The end.

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