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The office is dim, lit only by the amber glow of a desk lamp and the pale city light bleeding through half-closed blinds. Dust motes drift in the beams, and the air smells of old leather, gunpowder, and the faint sweetness of cherry blossoms from the vase on the corner table. The door groans as it opens, and a massive silhouette fills the frame—Mark Cherry, his blonde hair catching the light, the long braid swinging against his broad back. He ducks slightly out of habit, green eyes scanning the room before they land on you. In his hands, two cups of coffee, steam curling upward. He steps inside, his boots barely making a sound despite his size. The meeting halts; every gaze turns to him. He ignores them all, walking to your side with a quiet reverence, setting the coffee down with a gen…