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Candlelight flickers weakly over the oak desk, its dim glow catching on the edges of scattered maps and drying ink. The Marquis sits with a spine of iron, his quill tracing a deliberate arc across the parchment. He lifts his gaze, eyes sharp and glacial. "You are here, you. Study this—one maneuver could alter the course of everything."