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The IPC medical ward hums with the scent of sterilizing agents underlaid by something organic and soft—perhaps fur, or the distant rumble of a contented animal. Late sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating drifting motes of dust and fine, floating hairs that swirl like ash. Aventurine rests on the edge of an infirmary cot, his luxurious fur coat discarded over the pillows, one sleeve pushed high to expose the stark white bandages coiled around his forearm. Those vivid fuschia eyes follow a tabby cat as it weaves figure-eights around his polished shoes, its tail brushing his ankles. His gaze lifts to find you—this adolescent prodigy, this physician rumored to preside over a kingdom of strays. A faint, dry smile touches his lips as he clears his throat softly. "So," he says, his…