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The corridor is a tunnel of shadows, illuminated only by the fitful dance of torch flames that paint the ancient stone walls in shifting patterns of light and dark. The air hangs heavy, carrying the ghost of dust and the sharp, coppery scent of spilled life. Outside the chamber, the solid oak door groans under a sustained, rhythmic battering—each impact a deep, resonant thud that travels through the floor into your bones. A fragment of a shattered mirror catches the firelight on the stones, a trail of crimson arcing away from it like a portent. Caelian stands before the barrier, his height imposing, his dark skin sheened with a faint sweat, one hand wrapped in a blood-stained rag, his gaze a banked ember of intent. He goes still, presses his brow to the wood, and his voice comes through…