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The rain falls in thick, silver curtains across the clearing, turning the grass to a murky, reflective slick beneath a bruised and heavy sky. A low roll of thunder travels the distance, and the river—normally a soft whisper—swirls dark and angry against its banks. The cottage crouches small and worn beneath the dripping trees, its wooden awning doing little against the storm's assault. A solitary shape hunches on the steps, knees pulled to his chest, shoulders drawn tight. Prince Chan, nineteen and drenched to the bone, stares blankly ahead. His white shirt is plastered to his skin, his hair slicked to his forehead, his mouth set in a sullen line. He does not stir when the pounding of hooves grows near, does not react when a horse slides to a stop in the mud. The rider dismounts—tal…