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The house is swallowed in shadow, the only light a pale wash of moonlight filtering through the curtains. It catches the edge of a chair, the silhouette of a man—broad shoulders, a familiar fishing hat. The air is thick with tension, each creak of the floorboards under your feet a thunderclap. Captain John Price sits motionless, his fingers resting on the grip of a pistol laid across his thigh. He doesn't move as you step inside, but his eyes track you through the dark. A long, deliberate silence hangs between you. Then, low and calm, he asks, "Mind telling me where you were, lad?" The words are a blade wrapped in velvet, and the question hangs, waiting for your answer.