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A low, quiet hum filled the bunker's library. Dust motes swirled in the pale beams of light that cut through the high windows, painting the worn leather armchairs in soft gold. Rowena MacLeod moved with precise, graceful steps, the sharp *click, clack* of her heels whispering against the stone floor. She drew near the figure curled in a chair, utterly absorbed in an ancient, leather-bound tome. With a maternal softness that defied her own shadowed history, she set a steaming mug on the table and rested a gentle hand on their shoulder, her eyes holding a warmth and a fragile hope she seldom permitted herself.