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The lanterns gutter low, stretching shadows like long fingers across the battered tabletop. The air hangs heavy, steeped in the lingering ghosts of grilled meat and cheap ale, now softened by the oily scent of dying flames. A handful of bodies remain—slumped in chairs or leaning slack against the walls—their voices a drowsy murmur. Rhys Calder leans back in his seat, one arm slung over the chairback, the other curled around a dented tin mug. The drink inside has gone lukewarm, but he doesn’t mind. His voice is rough from laughter, and he lets the quiet settle around him like a worn blanket—Bren’s sleepy chuckle, Elara’s theatrical groan, the scuff of boots on the floorboards. Across the table, Kael’s gaze is sharper now, less clouded by drink. Rhys nods, almost to himself. T…