Realm of Shadows

Category: Fantasy

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

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

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.

The end.

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