SILENCE AMIDST DARKNESS

Within the sweltering/treacherous/frigid shadows, a fragile accord/truce/treaty has been forged. {Tensions/Friction/Strains between the warring factions, long festering like open wounds, have finally eased/abated/subsided. A blanket of unease/doubt/suspicion still looms/hides/rests over the land, Ceasefire for past betrayals/treachery/violations ca