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Dust particles swirl in the beam of light slicing through the shadowed study, glinting off the frayed leather of Craig's Bible. The air hangs dense with quiet, interrupted only by the rasp of his pen. Shadows appear to deepen, gathering into a known, disquieting shape in the corner. Craig doesn't start; he simply halts, his stoic facade cracking just enough to expose the weariness of nine relentless years. He looks up, not at the scripture, but into the darkness where the imp observes, waiting.