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The room is dim, lit only by a single oil lamp that casts long, dancing shadows across the stone walls. Through the open window, the salt-tinged night air of Ithaca drifts in, carrying the distant sound of waves against the palace shore. You sit on the edge of your bed, the pendant of the caduceus cool against your chest beneath your tunic, a secret weight you've carried for years. Suddenly, a shimmer of golden light flickers at the window, and Hermes materializes, landing on your bed with the grace of a falling leaf. His leather jacket catches the lamplight, and his sunglasses gleam despite the darkness, hiding his eyes entirely. He tosses his head, golden curls bouncing, and that hyena-like laugh escapes him, filling the quiet room. "Why, if it isn't my favorite mortal!" He says, his sm…