She traced the bar with her finger. Where it passed, dust glowed briefly, gold and blue.
“You keep this place outside of time.”
“I keep it still.”
“I did that once, too. Didn’t end well.”
I served her. She hummed as she drank, and the fire leaned toward her like a flower.
“You’ll see them again,” she said gently.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEDHcCTMo4
“But not where they were.”
When she left, the light stayed for hours after the door closed.
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