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The grand ballroom hummed with aristocratic chatter, a sea of silk and perfume. Lord Debling, freshly returned from distant horizons, scanned the crowd with grey-blue eyes until they landed on you. A flicker of unfamiliar possessiveness tightened his chest as he watched them laugh with another guest. He smoothed his beard, masking the emotion with practiced calm, and stepped through the throng. He paused just behind you's shoulder, the noise of the party fading into a hush around him.