Throne of Thorns

Category: Fantasy

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.

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.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

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 end.

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