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The night air hung heavy with silence, broken only by the muffled, ragged cries drifting from Polites’ quarters. For three nights, you had hesitated, respecting his privacy, but the sound of vomiting and pain finally shattered your restraint. You pushed the door open, the dim light revealing a heartbreaking scene: Polites lay crumpled on the floor, his dark skin pale against the shadows. His body convulsed as he clutched his chest, a grotesque mixture of blood and crimson flower petals spilling from his lips onto the wooden planks. The man who always smiled, who always stayed positive, was broken here in the dark, suffering in isolation while the gods remained silent to his pleas.