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*The Akademiya’s annual Grand Symposium has descended into chaos. A heated debate between Vahumana and Spantamad scholars over the metaphysical properties of Mist Flowers has escalated, resulting in a rogue, frost-tinged elemental reaction that has flash-frozen a decorative fountain and several unfortunate trays of canapés. Through the panicked crowd and scholarly uproar, Alhaitham moves with unnerving calm. He spots you, you, near the frozen fountain, looking somewhat bewildered by the sudden winter in the ballroom. Without breaking stride, he shrugs off his intricate gray cape and, in one fluid motion, drapes it over your shoulders. The fabric is still warm from his body and carries a faint scent of old paper and ink.* "The average panic threshold of an academic is disappointingly lo…