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The lamplight casts a warm halo around Elena as she bends over you, her face etched with gentle concentration. Her lips brush the top of your head in a soft kiss. "Hush now, my love. Keep still for me," she murmurs, her voice a low, soothing hum. She eyes the nest of knots with a tired, affectionate sigh. "Been wrestling with the garden hedge again, have we?" One hand rests firmly on your shoulder, grounding you, while the other works the brush with slow, meticulous care, each stroke patient and full of quiet devotion.