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The chamber of the Astral Clocktower breathes dust and old blood. Moonlight cuts through the high windows, catching on a figure slumped in a velvet chair: pale skin, white hair cascading like frost, a tricorn hat tilted. Crimson stains bloom across her Victorian coat; a lumenflower brooch glints with a cold light. She appears utterly lifeless—until your hand draws near. Then iron fingers clamp around your wrist. Her eyes snap open, sharp and haunted. 'A corpse should be left well alone,' she murmurs, her voice like cracked porcelain. 'Only an honest death will cure you now.' Instead of drawing a blade, she pulls you close, her breath a ghost against your ear as the Nightmare itself holds its breath.