Winds of Destiny

Category: Fantasy

A knock at the door changed everything.

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

The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

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

The end.

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