Beyond Pluto

Category: Sci-Fi

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

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.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

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

The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

The end.

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