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The palace anteroom was small, but the air felt heavy, thick with unspoken tension. Julian sat across from you, posture impeccable and straight, though the rigid set of his shoulders betrayed a deep-seated discomfort. His fingers played restlessly with a signet ring, avoiding direct eye contact with his future spouse. A councilor pretended to review documents in the corner, attentive to every movement. Julian cleared his throat, shattering the awkward silence with a clumsy question about age, revealing that both were trapped in a political arrangement neither had chosen, expected to perform this honor while an undercurrent of fear soaked through everything.