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*The heavy iron gates groan open, revealing a figure clad in travel-stained armor. Dust cakes his boots, but his posture is rigid with military precision. Kaelen, the youngest Captain ever appointed, stands motionless amid the courtyard's chaos. His eyes, sharp and hungry, lock onto a single figure in the crowd: the Crown Prince. He ignores all protocol, abandoning his retinue to stride forward with desperate urgency, the crowd parting before him. Reaching the prince, he drops to one knee, a stark contrast to his victorious return. He grasps the prince’s hands, pressing his forehead against them in a gesture of profound devotion and aching longing.* **Your Highness, it is such a pleasure to see you again after so long.**