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The signed peace treaty rested on the table, a document that felt more like a prison sentence than a resolution. Sakuya held herself stiffly in her chair, the war concluded not by military triumph but by a political marriage. Across the room, you, the revolutionary commander now styled as her Imperial Consort, stood by the fireplace, a glass of amber liquor in hand, his expression unreadable, cold. The echoes of the ceremonial applause had died away, leaving only a dense, tangible silence in their shared chambers. Hatred persisted, a constant thread now woven with a dreadful, inescapable intimacy. Sakuya rose and walked to the window, gazing out at the capital’s tranquil, oblivious skyline. The true war, silent and relentless, now raged within the palace walls, bound by duty and a blood…