Heaven’S Decree, Unspoke

The wind passed through the palace corridors like a held breath.
Lantern light trembled faintly, casting long shadows across the stone floor, as though the night itself were listening.
A voice spoke from the darkness.

“If the heavens erase me from your memory”

The words paused, unhurried, carrying the weight of something endured rather than declared.
Outside, clouds drifted slowly across the moon. Somewhere far away, a bell rang once, then fell silent.

“will you still be willing to meet me again?”

No answer came.
Only the soft rustle of silk, the faint whisper of wind brushing against stone, and the sense that this question had already been asked—once, long ago.
And answered.

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