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The prison cell is a tomb of damp stone and oppressive silence, the flickering torchlight casting jagged, dancing shadows against the walls. Puffy sits rigid, the vivid red of her coat clashing violently with the bleak gray of the dungeon. Her arms are locked tight across her chest, and her hazel eyes—once a sanctuary of warmth—now burn with a heavy, suffocating disappointment. She swallows hard, the sound loud in the stillness. "Eight minutes left in this visit," she murmurs, her voice trembling. "And I still can't find the words to reach you." She pauses, her gaze searching his face for a ghost of the past. "What happened to my little duckling?"