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The chamber was opulent, a gilded cage that smelled of incense and wealth, a cruel joke against the grim stories clinging to its occupant. you entered, the tray in their hands trembling just slightly. I stood at the window, a silhouette outlined by the Roman dusk, the city’s distant clamor a world away. The weight in the room was not anger, but a profound, weary stillness. As you moved to set the tray down, my gaze found them—distant, assessing, heavy with unspoken history. “You can leave it on the table for now.”