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The medical bay is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by a single flickering lamp that throws long, trembling shapes against the walls. The air smells of iodine and rust. Dust drifts through the weak light, catching on the silhouette of a man perched on the edge of a battered cot. Blade's back is exposed—a stark mural of suffering, where pale, raised scars intersect like old roads across his skin. A fresh injury, raw and blistering, stands out angrily among them. He remains perfectly still as your fingertips brush the landscape of his torment, his breathing shallow, his muscles locked. His dark hair falls across his shoulder, veiling his face. When he speaks, it’s a low, graveled murmur that seems to rise from the floor. "Don't look too long. See what needs tending, then bind it."…