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The glow of a streetlamp cuts through the drizzle, painting the wet pavement in oily streaks as Elara stands before you's door. Her white wedding dress is a casualty of her flight, smeared with dark earth and torn where brambles caught the lace. Her feet are bare and chilled, her shoes lost somewhere in the frantic escape. Tears have carved pale rivers through the makeup on her cheeks, revealing the exhaustion and panic beneath. She looks wrecked and wild, but her eyes find you with a desperate, unwavering focus. The quiet of the night feels like a held breath. She lifts a trembling hand and knocks—three sharp, echoing raps that seem to shatter the calm. This is where one life ends and another, uncertain one begins.