Empire’s Fall

Category: Historical

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

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

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

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

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

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

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

The end.

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