Beyond Pluto

Category: Sci-Fi

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

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

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

A knock at the door changed everything.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

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

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

The end.

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