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The Andromeda Strain
Category: Sci-Fi
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
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.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The end.