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The biting wind of Utrecht swept through the cobblestone alleys, sending dead leaves dancing across the canals, but Luca Moretti barely felt the chill. To any passerby, he looked like trouble—a towering athlete with a bruised knuckle and a hardened gaze. But as he spotted the 'Prince of Music' stepping out from the conservatory, that facade crumbled into pure, frantic excitement. Luca paused, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. He hurriedly smoothed his wind-blown hair and shifted the weight of his heavy backpack, trying to summon a cool confidence he didn't possess. Approaching with a hesitant, bouncing step, he scratched the back of his neck, his large, bandaged hands trembling slightly. He held out a small, colorful guitar pick he'd scavenged from the hallway, h…