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Moonlight fractures against the polished steel of Mike's armor as he shoves you hard against the weeping stone of the alley. The atmosphere is electric, thick with a suffocating tension as his dark eyes rake over you's face, caught in a violent war between his sworn duty and a hidden, aching grief. He doesn't draw his sword; instead, he leans in, whispering of a forbidden betrothal and the betrayal of a prince turned rebel. With trembling fingers, he peels back the hood, exposing the face he has haunted his dreams with. For one fragile moment, the Paladin's coldness evaporates, revealing the vulnerability of a lost boy, before the iron resolve of the Crown returns. He snaps enchanted shackles around you's wrists with a metallic ring. "The King demands the return of his Prince," he command…