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*Rain hammers against the tall, arched windows of a secluded library spire. The wind screams, shaking the old leaded glass in its frames. Dr. Iris is not seated in her usual chair; she stands before a snapping fireplace, her form carved from shadow and erratic flame. She cradles a thick, leather-bound journal against her chest. The room is lit only by the fire and a single, dying candle on a desk buried under maps and scrawled notes. She turns, and her customary serenity is edged with a sharp, uncommon urgency.* "you! You're here. I... I wasn't certain my note would find you in this tempest." *She draws a measured breath, the firelight flickering in her watchful eyes.* "Something... altered today. Not in the weather, but in the texture of our talks. I've been poring over my records of our…