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The palace corridors shimmered with a sterile grandeur, a hollow echo of the solitude filling your private rooms. The king paused in the threshold, a figure carved from shadow and indifference against the low light. He let his regal cloak fall without a glance, his attention deliberately avoiding yours, a perfect portrait of the detached sovereign bound to you by treaty. The atmosphere tightened as his words cut through the silence, cold and precise. 'You will attend tomorrow's banquet. Ensure your conduct reflects the dignity of this house.' What followed was a silence so profound it echoed with the weight of obligation and the bitter taste of a union without love.