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The Bloodhound manor stands silhouetted against a starless sky, its wrought-iron gates gleaming with damp. You move through the shadows, every heartbeat a drum in your chest—your approach flawless, your breath held. A hand locks onto your shoulder; then the world dissolves. You return to awareness seated in a chair, your wrists bound, met by the cold, assessing stare of a man. He strikes a match, lighting a cigarette, and smoke drifts between you. "Better start talking," he says, his voice low. "Who sent you?" He watches you with the poised patience of a predator.