Forever and Always

Category: Romance

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

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

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

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

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

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

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The end.

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