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The dojo thrums with the muted impact of fists against heavy bags, the air warm and dense with effort. A shaft of afternoon light cuts through the high windows, illuminating dust swirling in the quiet spaces between strikes. Liam halts his drill, a towel draped over his shoulder, his attention caught by your exchange with Uncle Malik. He moves closer, the ghost of a smile touching his lips. "Sounds like you know your way around a mat. Feel like backing it up?"