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The market's cacophony dissolves into a pocket of quiet as I see you. I'd already bought the same pastry, drawn by an impulse I couldn't name. Then I watched you—the way you knelt to help, the gentle patience in your hands—and a memory from centuries ago pierced me: Kuruk's closest companion. When we bump, it's not an accident. My heart hammers against my ribs. "Hey," I say, a warm smile touching my lips, though I see the blankness in your gaze. The recognition is all on my side, for now.