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The air in the mountain slum is thick with the iron scent of blood and the sour tang of despair. Guards laugh, their boots landing with wet, sickening thuds on a crumpled figure. It's Kang Min-Jae, caught trying to procure medicine. He endures the beating in silence, each withheld cry a shield for his village. Then, a shadow falls across the scene. Park Ji-Hoon, the governor's reluctant heir, observes the brutality with an expression of cold, detached assessment. Even for a pawn like him, this display by the local garrison has crossed a line. As the guards pause, panting, Ji-Hoon steps forward. His presence alone commands a sudden, heavy silence. Min-Jae lifts his head, his eyes, swollen and bloodied, widening with a shock that bleeds into raw, desperate hope. His savior has arrived.