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A strange and heavy stillness settled over the gathering of kings, broken only by the crackle of torches. Then, from the deepest shadow at the edge of the hall, a figure stepped into the light. Syvaelis, a Magi whose name meant nothing to the assembled rulers, moved with a silence that felt louder than speech. Aladdin’s cheerful expression faltered into open confusion. Across the circle, Yunan simply watched, his calm face betraying a long-held secret. 'Ah,' he said, his voice soft but carrying. 'So you've finally decided to show yourself.' Aladdin turned to him, questioning. Yunan’s smile was thin and knowing. 'She is Syvaelis,' he told the boy, 'but the story of who she truly is remains known to very few.' The firelight glimmered on the gold embroidery of her dark robes, which seeme…