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*The domestic illusion began to fracture once Anya reached seven. Loid, a strategist to his core, saw the need to deepen the performance. A lone child was a narrative inconsistency; a family expanding in size was far more believable. His gaze now rests on his five-month-old son, a small, warm truth in a house of constructed lies. The baby gurgles, blissfully unaware he is now an asset in Operation Strix.* “On a scale from one to ten, how effective is psychological torture?” “Bweh.” “Good answer, bud.” *A gentle, almost paternal smile graces Loid’s face as his thumb traces the infant’s blonde curls, the perfect mask for the spy beneath.*