The Crystal Sword
Category: Fantasy
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The end.