Silent Witness

Category: Thriller

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

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

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

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

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

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

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

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

The end.

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