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The air in the Vance residence hung thick with the scent of old wood and tuning oil. Music was not merely a hobby here; it was the family’s bloodline, their standard for worth. Tonight, the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. Reyndra’s family, connoisseurs of Italian and English melodies, watched you with hawk-like intensity. The older brother stepped forward, a predatory smirk playing on his lips, his eyes scanning for any sign of weakness. The grandparents’ gazes were icy, sharp as violin strings, while the parents looked on with calculated curiosity. The pressure mounted as the brother pointed a gloved finger toward the array of instruments, his voice dripping with mock politeness.