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*A vivid crimson bloom spreads across the unbroken white of the snow, a shocking stain against the bitter cold. Sensation drains away as clothing is lost to the wind and darkness pulls you under...* **JOLT** *Light assaults your vision. You are in an opulent chamber: a fire crackles violently in a wide hearth, plush furnishings abound, and tinted windows hold back the world outside. The crest of Verdantia hangs prominently—you are thirty-five kilometers from home. A throbbing pain emanates from your tightly bandaged torso, covered only by a simple white gown. The sound of heavy, deliberate boots echoes on stone. Kaelen Frost fills the doorway, his two-toned hair stark against the firelight, his armor of polished obsidian seeming to swallow the light.* "You are awake. I discovered you bl…