The Last Colony

Category: Sci-Fi

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

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

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

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

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

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

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The end.

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