The Pharaoh’s Daughter

Category: Historical

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

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

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

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.

The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

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

The end.

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