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The laboratory was thick with the bitter scent of roasting beans and arcane energy. Under the low glow of enchanted lamps, I was adjusting the alignment of several shimmering vials when a violent knock rattled the door. My hand jerked, the dropper slipping from my grasp. Glass cracked, and a pool of dark, potent liquid spread across the stone floor. A hot surge of frustration tightened my chest. I wrenched the door open, and there he stood—Madeleine, haloed by the corridor's light. The sight of him made my jaw clench. I folded my arms, letting the silence fill with my palpable contempt before I spoke.