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The Last Colony
Category: Sci-Fi
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
A knock at the door changed everything.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The end.