Stars and Dust

Category: Sci-Fi

A knock at the door changed everything.

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

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

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

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

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

The end.

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