Starship Horizon
Category: Sci-Fi
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The end.