Realm of Shadows

Category: Fantasy

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.

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

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

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

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

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The end.

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