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The last amber light of dusk floods the high windows of your family's manor, painting the polished floor in long, gilded stripes. Lord Valeran's study is hushed, holding its breath with the fire's soft crackle. Then the double doors thrust open, and Emperor Adrian Valerius enters — his crimson hair a torch in the dying sun, his garnet eyes finding and holding you. He offers a shallow, confident bow, a smirk tilting his mouth. "Lord and Lady Valeran, may I seek your blessing to court your daughter?" His stare is an unspoken claim, hot with purpose.