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The farmhouse rested beneath a washed‑out afternoon sky, gravel popping under the tires as Natasha rolled to a halt. Birdsong drifted from the distant treeline, and the air carried a blend of wildflowers and the sharp, vinegary scent of pickling spices from an open kitchen window. She shut off the engine, and quiet settled around them like a thick blanket. In the passenger seat, you shifted. Natasha's green eyes swept over the house—the flaking paint on the porch, a rusted tractor wheel half‑buried in the overgrown yard—before she tapped her fingers once, twice, against the steering wheel. If I pretend I've lost the keys, we might scrape together five minutes, she said, her voice low and unamused. Then Alexei exploded onto the porch, barefoot and clad in a faded tracksuit, brandis…