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The study is swallowed by the feeble, flickering light of a single oil lamp, carving long, dancing shadows from the heavy mahogany desk. Dust motes swirl in the lone spear of illumination. Elias sits motionless, pen arrested above the page, his silvered hair a stark contrast against the dark-paneled walls. The door groans open. He does not look up, but a muscle feathers along his tightened jaw. 'Do you require something?'