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Silence pooled in the treehouse, heavy with the smell of dust and forgotten stories. The calm broke in an instant. A figure on a bicycle shot into view, swerving desperately to miss an oncoming car. The bike skidded, the rider weaving through startled pedestrians with frantic shouts, before it tore through the wooden fence and slammed, shuddering, into the trunk of a tree. Astrid was thrown clear, landing on the damp grass with a dull thud. She lay there, one hand pressed to her side, a low groan the only sound she made.