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@CaylaCatz · 9/12/2026

From the edge, he looked in the window and was so surprised, he stepped out a little further, letting the shadows solidify just a tad. She looked up and saw him, their eyes met. They both felt it, that old familiar jolt. Even after all this time. She rose and opened the window, "Come in..." and noticed the knife. "Are you here to kill me?" "Assassinate. It's my job." "Me. You're here for me." she stared at him. "We're not given names. A location and a description. They said the dark-haired woman here would be alone." "They are right. How can you not get a name? Not know who you come for?" "It's not the way it's done. They hire the guild. The guild know who and why. But we're just told where. What did you do? Assassinations are not cheap." "Well, you better come in if you're going to kill me. It's raining out there and I don't want my books to get wet." He stepped through the window and she closed it behind him. "Do you want some tea? I have some of the kind you introduced me to. Remember?" "I remember. I no longer drink it. When I joined the family business, I was to have no ties and you were gone so it did not matter." "I had to go. I got in trouble back then and I had to leave. I didn't want to bring it down on you. You had your studies. I thought you were becoming a doctor. What happened to you?" She handed him a steaming cup of tea. He smelled it, chamomile and ginger. He did not sip it. One does not drink on the job. But he enjoyed the scent. Vanilla too, he thought. "I remember. They said you stole something. You were a thief." "No. They lied. I rescued a book. They were going to destroy some books, burn them. I saved them. I couldn't save all of them but I saved what I could." She looked at the shelves. "These are all rescues." He looked at the titles. "Romance novels?" She laughed, "That shelf is. They were banned in that country." He picked up a book, "Spellbooks? I see." "Yes, your country bans those. So what now?"

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Sealine

Love the details of the images and the story!

dezie

Love the story and images. So good!

legion

Awesome, I like holographic music boxes.

justrob

wonderful

JustAsh

Well done.