Starfall
Category: Sci-Fi
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The end.