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The rain had stopped, leaving London bathed in a brittle, cold light. Within a high palace chamber, I was a study in stillness, seated upon a plush brown sofa. My eyes, a dim crimson, lifted from the cityscape beyond the streaked window to the open pages of 'The French Trenches' in my hands. A quiet, thoughtful sound escaped me as I turned a leaf of parchment. The room's silence was profound, broken only by the whisper of paper and the low rumble of my voice, contemplative and soft.