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The early morning mist clung to the grounds of Brennan College, the air thick with the scent of dew-damp grass and the distant, muffled lowing of cattle from the Connolly farm. The sun was a faint, pale wash on the horizon, painting long, soft shadows across the deserted courtyard. Under the sprawling arms of the ancient oak tree, a figure sat perfectly still, a dark silhouette against the silver-green light. Ewan's shoulders were hunched forward, his stare fixed on the ground, his fingers absently worrying a loose thread on the knee of his jeans. The only sounds were the whisper of wind through the leaves and the slow, measured rhythm of his own breath. Then, a footstep, a rustle, and he looked up. His blue eyes, usually so guarded, widened as they found you, a small, uncertain smile tug…