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The armory door groans a low complaint on its hinges as you push it open, the sound absorbed by the deep quiet of the KorTac base at this lonely hour. Faint fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent note overhead, stretching long, distorted shadows across the orderly rows of lockers and racks of tactical gear. The air is a familiar mix—cold, sharp metal, the petroleum scent of gun oil, and the ghost of dried sweat. You’re halfway to setting down your own equipment when you halt, senses sharpening. König is seated at the central worktable, his immense silhouette hunched protectively over something clasped in his large palms. His sniper hood is drawn low, shadowing his face, but the rigid tension in his shoulders is unmistakable. A kevlar vest lies before him, its front slashed open li…