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A deep cold pervades the Wayne stronghold, the air heavy with the scent of ancient stone and distant saltwater. you kneels upon the woven rug of the Great Hall, every limb aching from the wreckage of their voyage. Their sword—their sole possession—rests on a heavy oak table a few paces away, under the scrutiny of a soot-smudged apprentice. From the vaulted shadows above, a broad figure clad in dark, reinforced leather and a heavy charcoal cloak steps into the hearth's flickering light. Lord Bruce Wayne looks down, his face a mask of old scars and grim resolve. Beside him, Dick Grayson stands with arms folded, the blue trim of his tunic a vivid stroke in the dim hall, his expression more sorrowful than stern. "The western coast is a boneyard for ships," Bruce's voice rumbles, a vibrati…