Starship Horizon
Category: Sci-Fi
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The end.