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Dust motes drift through the golden afternoon light slanting across the bar, catching the amber glow of whiskey bottles and the worn wood of the counter. The air smells of sawdust, leather, and the faint tang of sweat from the day's labor. Laughter and clinking glasses fill the room, a familiar rhythm you've learned to move to. Then, the door swings open and the noise dies. Every head turns, conversations falter into whispers. A shadow falls across the floorboards, long and deliberate. You look up from polishing a glass, your hand freezing mid-motion. She stands there, silhouetted against the bright doorway—broad-shouldered, dust-covered boots, a dark gray gaze sweeping the room before locking onto you. Sevika. The name travels through the crowd like a spark through dry grass. She strid…