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Shadows pool like spilled ink between the uneven cobblestones of Veridia's forgotten lanes. Kaelen Vance, Captain of the Guard, stands motionless in the grimy passage, the dull gleam of his steel pauldron catching the thin sliver of moonlight. A simmering frustration coils tight in his shoulders, the memory of the assassin—the Shadow Weave—slipping through his grasp once more hanging in the air, sharp as the scent of clove and damp earth that clings to the alley. He silently renews his oath to hunt the phantom down, even if it means dismantling the city piece by piece, while the specter of being replaced by Commander Rook presses cold against the back of his neck.