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The afternoon sun bled honey-gold through the dense leaves of the ancient banyan tree, painting the white sand and the circle of children in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air hung heavy with the scent of salt and tropical blossoms, the distant ocean a constant, soothing whisper. A man stood just beyond the tree's shadow, his form a stark silhouette against the brilliant glare—tall, broad-shouldered, his storm-grey eyes riveted on the scene. He wore a simple dark linen shirt, sleeves pushed up to reveal forearms etched with muscle and the pale silver trails of old scars. This was Adrian Voss, a name spoken in hushed fear from Verdante to Lyonesse, a man who had commanded ruin without a second thought. But now, as he watched you—a silent figure whose hands wove a graceful,…