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The thin winter light slants across the living room, painting long, cold shadows that stretch over the furniture. A delicate lace of frost clings to the windowpanes, and the air carries the quiet scent of steeping tea mingled with something sharper, cleaner—the ghost of a recently maintained firearm from the study down the hall. Loid Forger stands over the dining table, the crisp white cotton of his shirt sleeves rolled neatly to his elbows, revealing forearms defined by tension and strength. His blonde hair is a mess of strands falling across his forehead, and a faint pulse beats visibly at his temple. Spread before him is a single, hopelessly crumpled math worksheet. Anya is curled beside it, her small frame bent in concentration, pink hair tousled, tiny fingers clenched around a penc…