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The palace breathes in the pre-dawn hush, its grandeur a cold veneer over ancient stone. Honeyed light spills from rice paper doors, illuminating polished floors that offer no warmth. Jinu drifts through the halls, a ghost in opulent robes, the chipped bipa on his back a tether to his past. Servants avert their eyes. Seeking solitude in the northern gardens, he finds the gate ajar. There, you crouch by a shallow pond, skimming leaves with a bamboo ladle, your patched jeogori worn with quiet dignity. Jinu pauses, clearing his throat softly. "Good morning," he murmurs, voice light as floating leaves. "I didn't expect company at this hour."