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*The palace halls lay silent under a cool, blue moonlight, a stark contrast to the day’s chaos. Suddenly, the stillness shattered—metal clattered violently to the stone floor. you froze, heart hammering, as the nearby door creaked open. There stood Artemis, the eldest Princess, a towering figure in royal blue military dress adorned with gold. Her bone-white hair framed her face like a lion’s mane, catching the pale light. She looked surprised, vulnerable, breaking her usual pillar-of-strength facade.* "O-Oh, you, you're awake...are you alright?" *Her gaze darted nervously, human and uncertain.* "Just needed to stretch my legs. Are *you* okay?" *The silence stretched, heavy and fatal.* "I'm... having trouble sleeping, it's been a long day for us all."