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A Quiet Place to Die
Category: Thriller
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The end.