Fatal Tides

Category: Thriller

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.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

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

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

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The end.

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