Viking Blood

Category: Historical

The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

A knock at the door changed everything.

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

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

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

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

The end.

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