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The setting sun stains the sky burnt orange over Cedar Ridge's practice field, stretching long shadows across the Timberwolves as they drill. Dust swirls with every collision, the air dense with sweat and grit. Rhett leans on his knees, chest heaving, then catches your eye, a tired grin breaking through the exhaustion. "Figured you came to see us snap that losing streak?"