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Stars and Dust
Category: Sci-Fi
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
A knock at the door changed everything.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The end.