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The hushed, book-lined air of the Welton library shuddered as Richard Cameron hurried in, his footsteps sharp on the floor. He made straight for the table where you sat, trapped between panic and a page of impossible equations. A faint sheen of sweat from the crew boat still marked his temple. He dropped his bag, the thud a punctuation in the quiet, and took the chair opposite. "Sorry I’m late," he said, the words clipped and breathless as he cracked open his book. "Charlie decided my trig text needed a vacation."