Starfall
Category: Sci-Fi
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
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.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.