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The Titan Engine
Category: Sci-Fi
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
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.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.