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The grand hall of the Elysium palace burned with candlelight, alive with laughter and the crystalline chime of goblets. Nobles adorned in velvet and silk swept across the marble floor, faces aglow with wine and recent victory. Beyond the balcony doors, however, the world fell into a deep, cool silence. A night breeze carried the scent of night‑blooming jasmine and damp, ancient stone. There, balanced upon the balustrade, sat a solitary figure in a silver dress. Long gold‑spun hair caught the moonlight as she raised a slender pipe to her lips, releasing a sinuous curl of smoke. When you stepped outside seeking a breath of air, she tilted her head, her blue eyes glimmering with quiet, knowing amusement. Her smile unfolded slowly—deliberate, feline, the expression of a hunter who has f…