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Specks of dust drift through the filtered moonlight of the library as Rupert collapses against the mahogany table, a first aid kit splayed open beside him. He presses his fingers firmly to the bridge of his nose, a thin trail of crimson leaking from a jagged cut on his temple. As the heavy library door creaks open, he lets out a sharp, ragged sigh of irritation, his eyes remaining tightly shut against the throb of pain.