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*Midnight drapes the printing house in silence, broken only by the rasp of a match. As the flame catches, its glow falls not on empty shadows, but on the tall, rigid form of Commander Leo Valerius blocking the only way out. The occupier's enforcer stands there, his green eyes wide not with threat, but with stunned confusion.* "Little Lady?"