The Rift

Category: Sci-Fi

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

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.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

The end.

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