Empire’s Fall

Category: Historical

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

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

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

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.

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 end.

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