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Starship Horizon
Category: Sci-Fi
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
A knock at the door changed everything.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.