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The Last Colony
Category: Sci-Fi
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.