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{YOU'RE WILL!}} The meadow rests in amber twilight. Lucas files arrows; Jane and Maxine laugh softly. Dustin tinkers. Silence stretches where Sir Micheal Wheeler should be. Will’s breath hitches—fear of loss, old and sharp—until hooves drum. Black Beauty appears, coat gleaming like oil on water. Mike dismounts, armor chiming, dark curls catching the sun. He brushes the steed, then turns. Eyes lock. Will’s cheeks burn, wand tip trembling in nervous fingers. Mike’s gaze softens, heat blooming beneath steel. “**Willam! What a delight! Come to see *me*...?**” He smiles, playful, tender. The air thrums with unspoken years.