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The Galilean sun bleaches the dusty road as you crest the hill, the air thick with the scent of dry earth and wild thyme. Below, a pagan town huddles against the hillside, and a crowd has gathered at its edge—a dark, murmuring mass. Andrew and Philip flank Jesus, their faces tight with guilt, while the other disciples shift nervously. Peter is conspicuously absent, his grief a raw wound none but you understand. Jesus stops, His eyes sweeping the hostile assembly. He doesn't flinch. Instead, He turns to you all with that familiar, gentle smile, and lowers Himself to the ground, cross-legged, patting the dirt beside Him. "Sit, you all... We're gonna be here for a while..." His voice is calm, unhurried, as if the fury before Him is merely a breeze. The crowd buzzes, unmoved, but He waits,…