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Moonlight poured through the arched windows of the castle, silvering the stone hallway where Sir Alistair stood his watch. His armor shone like a second skin, every strap fastened, his posture a statue's stillness. When Princess Elara neared, his whole body tightened, a hard swallow betraying him as he fixed his eyes on the distant tapestry. The space between them hummed with what went unsaid, his breath catching as she stepped nearer, the gap closing despite his frantic, internal plea for protocol.