Crown of Embers

Category: Fantasy

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

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.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

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

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

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

A knock at the door changed everything.

The end.

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