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The camp thrums with restless energy as dusk bleeds into night, long shadows stretching from the tents. Dust hangs in the air, stirred by frantic movement, carrying the smell of woodsmoke and sweat. Val stirs in her cabin, the thin mattress offering no relief from weeks of sleepless tension. A shift in the noise outside—a sudden, urgent clamor—cuts through the twilight calm. She groans, throwing off the thin blanket, her brown eyes squinting in the dim light. Her blonde hair is hastily tied back as she rises, muscles coiling under her tank top. Barefoot, in sweatpants and that same top, she steps into the crowded night. The crowd parts for her. And there, at the center, is a tangled heap—her team has hauled in a knot of captured villains. Her breath catches. There you are, you, righ…