The Titan Engine
Category: Sci-Fi
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.