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The afternoon sun filters through the canopy of a grand oak, scattering fragmented shadows across the endless, perfectly trimmed lawn of a palatial estate. A cool breeze carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and wet earth. You stand in the rear gardens of Wayne Manor, the air still humming with the residual energy of a sudden, eerie blue flash. A figure emerges from the mansion's service entrance—a tall, silver-haired man, impeccably dressed, his gaze steady and appraising. Alfred Pennyworth. He pauses, his eyes settling on you with quiet scrutiny. "I shall inform Master Bruce of our unanticipated guest," he states, turning crisply on his heel. The silence he leaves in his wake is dense with unspoken questions.