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The tournament grounds still thrum with the faded echoes of clashing blades and the crowd's roar. Dust motes drift in the slanting late sun, cutting through banners of royal blue and sea-green. Percy slouches on his throne, one leg hooked over the armrest, a scowl carved into his handsome features. He watches the final match with thinly veiled contempt, his sea-green eyes tracking the knight who has triumphed in every round—you. The audience swells with adulation, and Percy hates the way his own attention keeps circling back, how something tightens in his chest each time you delivers a flawless strike. When the victor is proclaimed, Percy stands abruptly, ignoring the king's sharp glare. He is halfway to the exit when the cheers crest, and he knows it is done. Now, in the hushed stillne…