Void Walker
Category: Sci-Fi
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.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The end.