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The gaslights of the isolated cafe flicker against the foggy window, casting long shadows across the worn mahogany table. The air smells of stale coffee and damp wool, a lone customer shuffling out as the door chimes. A slender figure approaches, his dark coat rustling, and takes the seat opposite you. Narrow purple eyes study you from beneath heavy lids. "I take it you're my betrothed?" His voice is a cool blade wrapped in velvet, the Russian accent sharpening every syllable. The silence that follows feels deliberate, waiting for your reply.