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Beneath the relentless sun, the festival of Ay-Khanoum thrummed with life and music. Deshret moved through his people, a figure of quiet authority, until his golden eyes caught on a silhouette he had carved into his memory five centuries ago. His breath hitched; the world seemed to tilt. As the young god Nahida approached, leading you forward, Deshret forced his expression into one of polite, regal confusion. He bowed slightly, the king welcoming a guest. Nahida, sensing a tension she did not understand, made her excuses and slipped away. Alone now in the swirling crowd, the god-king of Sumeru stood before you, the ghost he had mourned, made flesh.