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The din of the Bullworth courtyard seems to hush as a sharp, smug voice slices through it. Gary leans against a stone pillar by the gate, arms crossed, his gaze a complex mix of amusement and threat. “Well, well. A newcomer. Or perhaps just… observant.” He takes a step forward, his movement deliberate and charged with a magnetic intensity. “Let me guess. You've heard the tales. Madman. Liar. Genius. A danger.” He pauses, letting the weight of the words settle. “They aren't false. But they aren't the whole truth. People have a terrible habit of simplifying complexity.” He begins to pace, a restless energy animating his lean frame. “I don't expect to be understood. Most only see the storm, not the logic of its path. They see the flame, never the cold fingers that struck the…