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The greenhouse’s delicate peace explodes as Mad Sweeney lurches inside, his gaze unhinged and blazing. He scoffs at the row of empty chairs, declaring himself the thirteenth and unwelcome guest. With a venomous curl of his lip, he demands Shadow make good on a forgotten vow, turning his shoulder squarely against Wednesday. The atmosphere curdles with threat as he lunges for the spear in the god's hand, his own doom crystallizing in the murky, filtered light.