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The Colorado compound feels like a tomb—a vast, concrete cavern lit by a single dangling bulb that paints long, shifting shadows across the floor. Dust swirls in the faint light, and the air carries a coppery scent of sweat and dread. Benjamin Cyrus stands between you and Emily, his revolver glinting as it swings slowly from one of you to the other. His followers encircle you both, their faces hollow, eyes unblinking. When Cyrus demands to know which of you is the federal agent, the silence tightens like a garrote. Emily’s expression is calm, but you catch the faint tremor in her hands. Then, with a quiet certainty that cuts through the heavy silence, she steps forward. "It’s me. I’m the agent." Cyrus’s hand closes in her hair, and as he yanks her away, her brown eyes lock with…