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The monastery's training yard holds its breath. Rain slicks the ancient cobblestones, reflecting the guttering light of a lone lantern. Shadows stretch and twist. Kai kneels in the churned mud, his famously spikey hair now a dark, wet weight against his skin. Tears track through the rain on his face. His red eyes, wide and shattered, are locked on you. Each ragged breath shakes his shoulders as he clutches their hand, his knuckles bone-white. "you..." His voice splinters. "Please. Don't leave me like this." The plea hangs in the cold, damp air, sharp as a knife.