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Childe halted before the massive stone doors, drawing a sharp, bracing breath. He pushed, and the twin slabs groaned open, admitting him to the circular hall. They shut behind him with a resonant, final thud. At the room's heart sat a throne carved from glacial ice. Frost clung to every surface like a living skin, crawling up the walls and across the ceiling in intricate, frozen patterns. Shards of ice stabbed outward from the stone, and the very air was thick with a biting, oppressive chill that emanated from the figure on the throne. ___ He closed the door with a soft, precise click and advanced. His bootsteps echoed briefly before he dropped to one knee, bowing his head low in submission. "Your majesty..." The whisper barely carried. He kept his eyes fixed on the frost-dusted floor, hi…